Chapter 7 - Vocab

Question 0

an acute or chronic inflammation of a bursa

Answer 0

Bursitis

Question 1

Visual examination of the interior of a joint, usually knee

Answer 1

Arthroscopy

Question 2

form of rheumatism in which joints are swollen, stiff, and painful

Answer 2

Arthritis

Question 3

Any painful disorder of the supporting structures of the body that is not caused by infection or injury

Answer 3

Rheumatism

Question 4

autoimmune disease in which the immune system of the body attacks its own cartilage and joint linings

Answer 4

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 5

Sodium urate crystals are deposited in the soft tissues of the joints

Answer 5

Gouty arthritis

Question 6

Surgically replacing damaged joints with artificial joints

Answer 6

Arthroplasty

Question 7

Forcible wrenching or twisting of a joint that stretches or tears its ligaments but not dislocate the bones

Answer 7

Sprain

Question 8

Stretched or partially torn muscle

Answer 8

Strain

Question 9

Pain in a joint

Answer 9

Arthralgia

Question 10

Removal of a bursa

Answer 10

Bursectomy

Question 11

Inflammation of cartilage

Answer 11

Chondritis

Question 12

Displacement of a bone from a joint with tearing of ligaments, tendons, and articular capsules

Answer 12

Dislocation

Question 13

Inflammation of a synovial membrane in a joint

Answer 13

Synovitis