Final OSTE Difficult words

Question 1

gli/o

Answer 1

neuroglial tissue

Question 2

-phasia

Answer 2

speech

Question 3

dysarthria

Answer 3

difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth/face

Question 4

dysphagia

Answer 4

bad/painful/difficult swallowing/eating

Question 5

paresthesia

Answer 5

altered skin sensation such as “burning”, “prickling” or “tingling”

Question 6

ankyl/o

Answer 6

stiffness, bent/crooked

Question 7

fibul/o

Answer 7

fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)

Question 8

humer/o

Answer 8

humerus (upper arm bone)

Question 9

-clast

Answer 9

to break

Question 10

ankylosis

Answer 10

abnormal condition of stiffness (of a joint)

Question 11

avulsion

Answer 11

injury where a structure is torn off another (avulsion fracture – ligament tears bone)

Question 12

diaphysis

Answer 12

shaft of a bone

Question 13

kyphosis

Answer 13

abnormal condition of a humpback (increased thoracic spine curvature)

Question 14

lordosis

Answer 14

abnormal condition of curve/swayback (anterior curvature of the lumbar spine)

Question 15

malleolus

Answer 15

bony structure on either side of the ankle (commonly fractured)

Question 16

myosarcoma

Answer 16

malignant tumor of muscle

Question 17

sarcoma

Answer 17

malignant tumor of connective tissue

Question 18

osteoarthritis

Answer 18

inflammation of the bone and joint

Question 19

sciatica

Answer 19

severe pain along sciatic nerve (posterior aspect of upper and lower leg)

Question 20

scoliosis

Answer 20

abnormal condition of crooked/bent (spine) (abnormal lateral curvature of spine)

Question 21

spondylolisthesis

Answer 21

slipping vertebra (backbone

Question 22

sprain

Answer 22

injury to ligament (stretched beyond its capacity)

Question 23

strain

Answer 23

injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond its capacity)