CHPT 5,6 Flashcards
1
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amphi-
A
both sides
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
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ankyl/o
A
stiff, fused, closed
4
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arthr/o
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joint
5
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
6
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calcan/o
A
calcaneus, heel bone
7
Q
carp/o
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wrist
8
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cervic/o
A
neck, cervix
9
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cheir/o
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lip
10
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chondr/o
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cartilage
11
Q
cost/o
A
rib
12
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crani/o
A
cranium, skull
13
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dactyl/o
A
finger, toe
14
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
15
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electr/o
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electricity
16
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fasci/o
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fibrous membrane
17
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femur/o
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femur, thighbone
18
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fibr/o
A
fiber
19
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-gram
A
a recording
20
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hemi-
A
half
21
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humer/o
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humerus
22
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-itis
A
inflamation
23
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kinesi/o
A
movement
24
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kyph/o
A
hump
25
ligament/o
ligament
26
-logy
study of
27
lord/o
swayback, curve
28
lumb/o
lower back
29
-malacia
softening
30
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
31
myel/o
spinal cord
32
-oma
benign tumor
33
orth/o
correct, straighten
34
ped/o
foot, child
35
-paresis
paralysis
36
oste/o
bone
37
para-
alongside, near
38
pelv/o
pelvis
39
phalang/o
fingers or toes
40
-physis
growth
41
-plasty
surgical repair
42
-plegia
paralysis
43
-porosis
porous condition
44
quadri-
four
45
-scopy
act of viewing
46
sopndyl/o
vertebrae
47
sthen/o
strength
48
syn-
with, joined together
49
tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
50
thorac/o
thorax
51
ton/o
tone
52
vertebr/o
vertebrae
53
zygo-
joining
54
amphiarthrosis
joint with limited movement
55
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
autoimmune disease that weakens muscle function; also called Lou Gehrig's disease
56
cervix
neck
57
analgesics
pain reliever
58
antagonis
acting against
59
anti-inflamatory
reduced inflammation
60
appendicular
related to appendages
61
arthralgia
joint pain
62
arthrectomy
surgical removal of joint
63
arthritis
joint inflammation
64
arthrochondritis
joint infection
65
arthogram
test that looks at joints
66
arthrometry
act of measuring joints
67
arthrodynia
joint pain
68
arthroplasty
surgical repair of joint
69
arthroscope
device used to view joint
70
arthroscopy
act of viewing joint (surgical procedure)
71
arthosis
osteiarthritis
72
arthrotomy
surgical incision into joint
73
asthenia
physical weakness
74
tendon
attaches muscle to bone
75
atonia
reduced muscle tone
76
atrophy
wasting away
77
axial
angle
78
brachial
related to the arm
79
brachialgia
arm pain
80
bursa
small fluid-filled sac cushioning joint
81
bursitis
inflammation of bursa
82
carpal
related to wrist
83
carpectomy
removal of carpal bone(s)
84
cartilage
connective tissue
85
chondrdynia
cartilage pain
86
chondromalacia
softening of cartilage
87
chondroplasty
surgical repair of cartilage
88
chrondopathy
disease of cartilage
89
chondrosarcoma
malignant tumor (cancer) of cartilage
90
costalgia
rib pain
91
costectomy
surgical removal of a rib
92
costochondritis
chronic inflammation of ribs
93
dactylalgia
finger/toe pain
94
dactylodynia
finger/toe pain
95
dactylomegaly
finger/toe enlargement
96
transverse fracture
break completely through a bone
97
greenstick fracture
fracture characterized by incomplete bent break; most common in children
98
spiral fracture
break that spirals around the bone; common in twisting injury
99
communited fracture
broken into 3+ pieces at fracture site
100
compound (open) fractur
fracture where bone breaks through skin
101
simple (closed) fracture
fracture where bone does not break skin
102
TX
treatment
103
TKA
total knee arthroplasty
104
ROM
range of motion
105
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
106
PT
physical therapy
107
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
108
MD
muscular dystrophy
109
IM
intramuscular
110
Fx
fracture
111
CT
computed tomography
112
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
113
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
114
osteomyelitis
swelling in bone
115
ostepenia
reduction in bone size
116
tendonitis
inflammation of tendon
117
tenorrhaphy
surgical suture of tendon
118
tenotomy
surgical incision into tendon
119
tone
stiffness
120
tonicity
level of stiffness
121
traction
process of putting a bone or body part under a puling tension
122
vertebrectomy
removal of vertebrae
123
tendinoplasty
surgical repair of tendon
124
synovial
liquid that surrounds and cushions joints and tendons
125
synarthrosis
immoveable joint
126
striated
characterized by streaks
127
scoliosis
lateral curvature of spine
128
rickets
disease characterized by softening and weakening of bones in peds
129
rheumatology
study of inflammation of joints
130
rheumatologist
specialist in the study of joint inflammation
131
rheumatoid arthritis
inflammatory autoimmune disease of joints
132
reduction
aligning a bone to close a fracture
133
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs
134
polymyositis
"multiple inflamed muscle" - rare disease
135
paresis
paralysis
136
periosteum
vascular layer of tissue surrounding bone
137
plantar fasciitis
inflammation of planta fascia (leads to heal pain)
138
periostitis
inflammation of periosteum
139
paraplegia
paralysis of lower limbs
140
osteoplasty
surgical repair of bone
141
osteoporosis
porous bone
142
osteorrhaphy
surgical suturing of bone
143
osteotomy
surgical incision into bone
144
paralysis
loss of movement
145
diaphysis
mid section of long bone
146
diarthrosis
freely moveable joint
147
dysphagia
difficulty speaking, eating, or swallowing
148
electromyography
measuring of muscle responsiveness to electrical activity
149
endosteum
membrane lining inner surface of bone
150
epicondylitis
swelling in tendons of elbow
151
epiphysis
wide end of long bone
152
extension
straightening
153
fascia
connective tissue encasing organ
154
fibromylagia
disease causing chronic pain throughout body
155
flexion
bending
156
fracture
break
157
hemiparesis
paralysis of half of the body
158
hemiplegia
pain on one half of the body
159
herniated disc
intervertebral disc that has become dislodged
160
joint
junction where bones connect
161
kinesiology
study of movement
162
kyphosis
hump
163
ligament
connects bone to bone
164
lordosis
swayback, curve
165
medullary cavity
hollow part of bone that houses bone marrow
166
megadactyly
enlarged digit
167
metacarpal
wrist bone
168
muscular dystrophy
group of diseases that cause muscle weakness
169
myalgia
muscle pain
170
myasthenia gravis
autoimmune disorder that destroys communication between nerves
171
myectomy
surgical removal of muscle
172
myelogram
procedure viewing spinal cord
173
myocele
protrusion of a muscle through a rupture in its sheath
174
myology
study of muscle
175
myoma
benign tumor of muscle
176
myopathy
disease of muscle
177
myositis
muscle inflammation
178
neoplasms
new growth, tumors
179
myospasm
involuntary movement of muscle
180
osteomalacia
softening of bone
181
odteodynia
bone pain
182
osteocytes
cells that make bone
183
osteochondritis
joint condition where bone underneath dies
184
osteitis
bone inflammation
185
ostealgia
bone pain
186
neurologist
person who studies nerves
187
open fracture
fracture that breaks the skin
188
orthopedic
correcting bone
189
orthopedics
branch of medicine dealing with correcting bone
190
osseus tissue
tissue that gives strength and structure to bone
191
ossification
bone formation
