Medical Terminology Unit 5 Physiology

Question 1

achondroplasia

Answer 1

cartilage formation defect, a cause of dwarfism

Question 2

akylosis

Answer 2

bent, crooked, or stiff join; abnormal fusion of bones

Question 3

arthritis

Answer 3

inflammation of joints

Question 4

arthrodysplasia

Answer 4

abnormal joint development

Question 5

atrophy

Answer 5

decrease in size, wasting away

Question 6

crepitus, crepitation

Answer 6

grating or crackling sound

Question 7

genu valgum

Answer 7

knock-kneed

Question 8

genu varum

Answer 8

bowlegged

Question 9

graphospasm

Answer 9

writer’s cramp

Question 10

hypertrophy

Answer 10

excess growth, abnormally large

Question 11

kyphosis

Answer 11

hump back; abnormal forward curvature of upper spine

Question 12

lordosis

Answer 12

sway back; abnormal forward curvature of lower spine

Question 13

muscular dystrophy

Answer 13

group of diseases causing progressive muscle degeneration

Question 14

myoclonus

Answer 14

sudden involuntary muscle contraction

Question 15

myosarcoma

Answer 15

muscle cancer

Question 16

osteogenesis imperfecta

Answer 16

brittle bone disease

Question 17

osteoporosis

Answer 17

loss of bone density, causes weak, brittle bones

Question 18

osteosarcoma

Answer 18

bone cancer

Question 19

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 19

chronic joint inflammation, an autoimmune disease

Question 20

scoliosis

Answer 20

crooked back, abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Question 21

septic arthritis

Answer 21

infection of the joint

Question 22

subluxation

Answer 22

partial dislocation

Question 23

analgesic

Answer 23

pain relieving drug

Question 24

anti-arthritic

Answer 24

joint inflammation opposing drug

Question 25

antipyretic

Answer 25

fever reducing drug

Question 26

arthroscopy

Answer 26

procedure of looking into a joint using a special camera

Question 27

closed reduction

Answer 27

reduce fracture without surgery

Question 28

computed tomography

Answer 28

computer-aided x-ray imaging procedure

Question 29

electromyogram

Answer 29

measure of electrical activity of a muscle

Question 30

external fixation

Answer 30

stabilize fracture from outside body (external rods and pins)

Question 31

internal fixation

Answer 31

stabilize fracture from inside the body (screws, pins, plates)

Question 32

open reduction

Answer 32

reduce a fracture surgically

Question 33

magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 33

non x-ray computerized imaging good for soft tissue

Question 34

open fracture

Answer 34

fracture with associated open wound near the site of injury

Question 35

orthotic

Answer 35

brace, shoe insert

Question 36

ACL

Answer 36

anterior cruciate ligament

Question 37

C1-C7

Answer 37

cervical vertebrae

Question 38

CT

Answer 38

computed tomography

Question 39

EMG

Answer 39

electromyogram

Question 40

Fx

Answer 40

fracture

Question 41

IM

Answer 41

intramuscular

Question 42

L1-L5

Answer 42

lumbar vertebrae

Question 43

LCL

Answer 43

lateral collateral ligament

Question 44

MCL

Answer 44

medial collateral ligament

Question 45

MRI

Answer 45

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 46

NSAID

Answer 46

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 47

OA

Answer 47

osteoarthritis

Question 48

ORIF

Answer 48

open reduction internal fixation

Question 49

PCL

Answer 49

posterior cruciate ligament

Question 50

PT

Answer 50

physical therapy

Question 51

RA

Answer 51

rheumatoid arthritis

Question 52

RICE

Answer 52

rest, ice, compression, elevation

Question 53

ROM

Answer 53

range of motion

Question 54

S1-S5

Answer 54

sacral vertebrae

Question 55

T1-T12

Answer 55

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 56

WB

Answer 56

weight bearing

Question 57

WBAT

Answer 57

weight bearing as tolerated