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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY > Medical Terminology Chapter 10 > Flashcards

Medical Terminology Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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fasci/o

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band, fascia

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fibr/o

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fiber

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3
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-leiomy

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smooth muscle

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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muscul/o

my/o

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muscle

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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

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tendon

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7
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-asthenia

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weakness

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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10
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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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11
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-rrhexis

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rupture

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12
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decreases the angle of joint

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flexion

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move closer to midline

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adduction

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14
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moves away from the midline

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abduction

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15
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turns palms down

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pronation

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moves the sole of the foot inward

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eversion

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lowers the foot (points the toes)

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plantarflexion

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carp/o

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wrist

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19
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cost/o

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ribs

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20
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craniotomy

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incision through the cranium

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humer/o

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humerus

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phalang/o

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bones of fingers

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athr/o

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joint

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athritis

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inflammation of joint

25
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myelocele

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swelling of spinal chord

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oste/o

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osteoitis

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inflammation of bone

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desis

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binding, fixation

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arthrodesis

A

surgical immobilization of joint

30
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osteomalacia

A

softening of bones

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osteoporosis

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porous bones

32
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-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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myel/o

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bone marrow and spinal chord

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arthrocentesis

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surgical puncture of joint

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arthroplasty

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surgical repair of joint

36
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THR

A

total hip replacement

37
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a bone that cuts through skin

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open fracture

38
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broken bone with no external wound

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closed fracture

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Fx

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CTS

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

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RA

A

rheumatoid athritis

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MG

A

myasthenia gravis

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HNP

A

herniated nucleus pulposus

44
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hereditary disease characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle

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muscular dystrophy

45
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trauma to joint

46
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trauma to muscle

47
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abnormal sideward curvature of the spine

48
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kyphosis

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AE

A

above elbow

50
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Bk

A

below knee

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Ak

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above knee

52
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condition of shortening or hardening muscles, tendons, etc

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contracture

53
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disease where the immune system attacks myelin that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and rest of body

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus

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femor/o

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stern/o

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-physis

58
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-clast

A

break, surgical fracture

59
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-porosis

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