pelvic girdle and lower limb Flashcards by Megan Corpuz

acetabulum

vinegar cup

cup shaped cavity of hip bone that receives the head of femur to form hip joint

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femur

thigh

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femor-al

pertaining to femur

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ilium

groin

large wing shaped bone at upper and posterior part of pelvis

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ischium

hip

lower and posterior part of hip bone

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ischi-

ischium, hip bone

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pelvis

basin

basin shaped ring of bones, ligaments and muscles at base of spine

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pelv-ic

pertaining to pelvis

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pubis

pubis, pelvic bone

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pubic

pertaining to pubic bone

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sacr/o

sacrum

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-ili-

ilium

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sacr/o-iliac joint

joint between sacrum and ilium

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symphasis

grow together

two bones joined by fibrocartilage; two pubic bones

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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

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-desis

to fuse together

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athr/o

joint

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athr/o-

joint

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athr/o-desis

fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery

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brace

appliance to support a part of the body in its correct position

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diastasis

separation

separation of normally joined parts

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radi/o-logy

study of medical imaging

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radi/o-logist

medical specialist in use of x-rays and other imaging techniques

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stable

steady, not varying

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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

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