pelvic girdle and lower limb Flashcards
acetabulum
vinegar cup
cup shaped cavity of hip bone that receives the head of femur to form hip joint
femur
thigh
femor-al
pertaining to femur
ilium
groin
large wing shaped bone at upper and posterior part of pelvis
ischium
hip
lower and posterior part of hip bone
ischi-
ischium, hip bone
pelvis
basin
basin shaped ring of bones, ligaments and muscles at base of spine
pelv-ic
pertaining to pelvis
pubis
pubis, pelvic bone
pubic
pertaining to pubic bone
sacr/o
sacrum
-ili-
ilium
sacr/o-iliac joint
joint between sacrum and ilium
symphasis
grow together
two bones joined by fibrocartilage; two pubic bones
cause of Sacroiliac (SI) joint strain
cause of lower back pain
wear and tear, from overly mobile
trauma, when tearing of joint ligaments allows too much motion
-desis
to fuse together
athr/o
joint
athr/o-
joint
athr/o-desis
fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery
brace
appliance to support a part of the body in its correct position
diastasis
separation
separation of normally joined parts
radi/o-logy
study of medical imaging
radi/o-logist
medical specialist in use of x-rays and other imaging techniques
stable
steady, not varying
stabil-
steady, fixed
stabil-ize
to make or hold firm and steady
-desis
to fuse together
arthr/o
joint
athr/o-desis
fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery
-plasty
reshaping by surgery
surgery to repair, function of joint
-ar
pertaining to
a-
without
-vascul-
blood vessel
a-vascul-ar
without blood supply
labrum
lip-shaped
cartilage that forms a rim around socket of hip joint
necrosis
death
death of cells or tissue
necr/o
death
necrot-ic
pertaining to or affected by necrosis
prosthet-ic
prosthesis
artificial part to remedy a defect in body
co-
together
-later-
side
co-llater-al
situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction
cruciate
cross
shaped like a cross, two internal ligaments of knee joint cross over each other
fibul/a
fibula
smaller of two bone of lower leg
meniscus
crescent
disc of cartilage between bones of a joint, knee joint
patella (kneecap)
small plate,
thin, circular bone in front of knee joint, embedded in patellar tendon
rupture
break
break or tear of any body part
tibi/a
tibia
larger bone of lower leg
anthr/o
joint
-centesis
puncture
anthr/o-centesis
aspiration o fluid from a joint
-graphy
process of recording
anthr/o-graphy
x-ray of joint taken after injection of a contrast medium into the joint
-scopy
process of using an instrument to examine visually
anthr/o-scopy
visual examination of interior of joint
anthr/o-scope
endoscope used to examine the interior of a joint
bursa
purse
closed sac containing synovial fluid
burs-itis
inflammation of bursa
-ment
action
de-
removal, out of
-bride-
rubble, rubbish
de-bride-ment
removal of injured necrotic tissue
hyper-
excessive
-flex-
bend
hyper-flex-ion
flexion of a limb or part beyond the normal limits
-ectomy
surgical excision
menisc-
crescent, meniscus
menisc-ectomy
excision (cutting out) all or part of a meniscus
pre-
before, in front of
-patell-
patella
pre-patell-ar
in front of patella
tendin-
tendon
tendin-itis
inflammation of tendon
bunion
bump
swelling at the base of big toe
calcan-
calcaneus
-eal
pertaining to
calcan-eus
bone of the tarsus that forms the heel
calcan-eal
pertaining to carcaneus
hallux
big toe
valgus
turn out
hallux valgus
deviation of big toe toward medial side of the foot
-us
pertaining to
meta-
after, subsequent
-tars-
ankle
meta-tars-us
five parallel bone of the foot between the tarsus and phalanges
meta-tars-al
pertaining to metatarsus
-iatry
treatment
pod-
foot
-iatrist
practitioner
pod-iatry
diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of foot
pod-iatrist
practitioner of podiatry
pott fracture
fracture of lower end of fibula, often w fracture of tibial malleolus
talus
heel bone
tarsal bone that articulates w tibia to form the ankle joint
tarsus
ankle
collection of seven bones in foot that form the ankle and instep
