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HTH210- Medical Terminology > CHAPTER 6: skeletal and muscular systems > Flashcards

CHAPTER 6: skeletal and muscular systems Flashcards

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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sac, bursa

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carp/o

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wrist

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chondr/o

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gristle, cartilage

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condyl/o

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knuckle of a joint

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cost/o

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rib

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ili/o

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hip

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ischi/o

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hip joint

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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orth/o

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straight

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pariet/o

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wall

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petr/o

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stone

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phys/o

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growth

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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ten/o, tendon/o

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stretch, tendon

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kinesi/o

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motion

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tax/o

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reaction to a stimulus

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troph/o

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development

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-y

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process of

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ankyl/o

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crooked

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carcin/o

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cancer

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kyph/o

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hump

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lith/o

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stone

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lord/o

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bent forward

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por/o

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hole

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scoli/o

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curved

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, protrusion

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-genesis

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origin, cause

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-malacia

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softening

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-plasia

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formation, growth

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-ptosis

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drooping

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syn-

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connect

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lamin/o

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thin

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasia, -clasis

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break apart

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-desis

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surgical fixation, fusion

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-iatry

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treatment, speciality

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arthralgia

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joint pain

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ataxia

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without reaction to stimulus, inability to coordinate muscles during a voluntary activity

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decalcification

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the abnormal reduction of calcium in bone, often caused by a hormonal disorder

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dyskinesia

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difficulty in movement, common sign of a musculoskeletal disorder

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dystrophy

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a general symptom of progressive muscle weakness that is inherited

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hypertrophy

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the sign of excessive muscle growth or development

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achondroplasia

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dwarfism

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ankylosis

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joints are abnormally stiff and movement is difficult

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arthochondritis

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articular cartilage within synovial joints undergoes inflammation

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bursitis

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inflammation of the bursa sack that cushions joints

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bursolith

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a calcium deposit within a bursa of the foot

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carpoptosis

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also known as wrist drop weakness of the wrist resulting in a difficulty supporting the hand

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DJD

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degenerative joint disease

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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children are occasionally born with a disease causing skeletal muscle degeneration resulting in progressive muscle weakness and deterioration

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epiodylitis

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inflammation of the elbow joint

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gout

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sharp pain in the joints of the toes

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kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis

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curvatures of the spine

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marfans syndrome

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congenital disease resulting in excessive cartilage formation at the epiphyseal plates (growth plates)

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myasthenia gravis

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progressive failure of muscles to respond to nerve stimulation

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myeloma

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tumor arising from red bone marrow

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myocele

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protrusion of muscle through the facia due to injury

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osteitis

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when injured or exposed to infection bone tissue responds with inflammation

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osteogenesis imperfecta

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an inherited disease resulting in impaired bone growth

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of the red bone marrow

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osteoporosis

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abnormal loss of bone density, common result of aging

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rickets

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bones become soften due to the excessive removal of calcium from other body functions

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Tenosynovitis

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Form of tendinitis

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Arthrocentesis

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Surgical puncture into a joint

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Arthoclasia

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Procedure where an abnormally stiff joint must be broken during surgery to increase range of motion

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Arthrodesis

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Surgical fixation of a joint

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Arthrogram

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X-ray after joint surgery

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Arthrolysis

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Joint is loosened of abnormal restrictions such as calcium deposits

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Arthroplasty

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Surgical repair of a joint

HTH210- Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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