Chapter 4 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints Flashcards
costalgia
cost / algia
rib / pain
rib pain
metatarsalgia
meta / tars / algia
after / ankle / pain
pain in the bones of the foot
ostalgia
ost /algia
bone / pain
bone pain
ostealgia
oste / algia
bone / pain
bone pain
osteodynia
osteo / dynia
bone / pain
bone pain
spondylodynia
spondylo / dynia
vertebra / pain
vertebra pain
tibialgia
tibi /algia
tibia / pain
tibia (shin) pain
ankylosis
ankyl / osis
stiff / condition
joint stiffness
arthralgia
arthr / algia
joint / pain
joint pain
arthrodynia
arthro / dynia
joint / pain
joint pain
cervicodynia
cervico / dynia
neck / pain
neck pain
crepitation
Latin for rattle or creaking
a crackling sound heard in joints
genu valgum
genu valgum
knee pointed in
knock-kneed
genu varum
genu varum
knee bowed out
bow-legged
bradykinesia
brady / kinesia
slow / movement
slow movement
dyskinesia
dys / kinesia
bad / movement
inability to control movement
dystaxia
dys / taxia
bad / coordination
poor coordination
dystonia
dys / tonia
bad / muscle tone
poor muscles tone
graphospasm
grapho / spasm
write / involuntary contraction
writer’s cramp
hyperkinesia
hyper / kinesia
over / movement
increase in muscle movement or activity
hypertonia
hyper / tonia
over / muscle tone
increased muscle tone or tightness
hypokinesia
hypo / kinesia
under / movement
decrease in muscle movement or activity
hypotonia
hypo / tonia
under / muscle tone
decreased in muscle tone or tightness
myalgia
my / algia
muscle / pain
muscle pain
myastenia
my / astenia
muscle / weakness
muscle weakness
myodynia
myo / dynia
muscle / pain
muscle pain
myospasm
myo / spasm
muscle / involuntary contraction
muscle spasm
tenalgia
ten / algia
tendon / pain
tendon pain
