Definitions then Words Flashcards
Stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion.
Ankylosis
Painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Lameness, limping
Claudication
Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint.
Contracture
Dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction.
Crepitation
Use of electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle contractions.
Electromyography
Increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms.
Exacerbation
Tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist.
Ganglion cyst
Effusion of blood into a joint cavity.
Hemarthrosis
Loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching.
Hypotonia
Primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow.
Multiple myeloma
Bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord; also called a bone spur.
Osteophyte
Perceived sensation, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists.
Phantom limb
Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extremity.
Prosthesis
Form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency; also called rachitis.
Rickets
Fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue.
Sequestrum
Any slipping of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it.
Spondylolisthesis
Degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues.
Spondylosis
Tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete.
Sprain
To exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular.
Strain
Partial or incomplete dislocation.
Subluxation
Congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally; also called clubfoot.
Talipes equinovarus
Disease causing degeneration of muscles.
Muscular dystrophy
Chronic neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness manifested in ocular muscles.
Myasthenia gravis
Type of sarcoma that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones.
Ewing sarcoma
Bone that is partially bent and partially broken; occurs in children.
Greenstick fracture
Exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column.
Kyphosis
DIsease caused by a decrease in bone density; occurs in the elderly.
Osteoporosis
Deviation of the spine to the right or the left.
Scoliosis
Cartilaginous sarcoma
Chondrosarcoma
Describes a bone that is splintered into pieces.
Comminuted fracture
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
Spondylitis
Metabolic disease caused by accumulation of uric acid, usually in the big toe.
Gout
Development and production of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow.
Hematopoiesis
Formation of pus.
Pyogenic
Death of cells, tissues, or organs
Necrosis
Radiograph of spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium.
Myelography
Treatment of bone fractures by use of surgery to place bones in normal position.
Open reduction
Used to treat rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting activity with the immune system.
Gold salts
Painful disorder of the wrist and hand due to compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra
Laminectomy
Series of joint radiographs preceded by injection of a radiopaque substance or air into the joint cavity.
Arthrography
Surgical binding or immobilizing of a joint.
Arthrodesis
Partial or complete removal of a limb.
Amputation
Herniated nucleus pulposus
HNP
Relieve mild to moderate pain and reduce inflammation.
Salicylates
Visual examination of a joint’s interior; especially the knee.
Arthroscopy
Anterior cruciate ligament
ACL
Relieve muscle spasms and stiffness
Relaxants
Manipulative treatment of bone fractures by placing the bones in normal position without incision.
Closed reduction
Excision of a segment of necroses bone.
Sequestrectomy
