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Rad Tech 6 2 Flashcards

1
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ankyl/o

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stiff

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2
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-blast, blast/o

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embryonic stage of development

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calcane/o

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heel bone

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carp/o

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wrist

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chrond/i, chrond/o

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cartilege

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gen/o

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to produce

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ili/o

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illium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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kyph/o

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humpback/ pertaining to a hump

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lord/o

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swayback/bent

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12
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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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-malacia

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softening

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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15
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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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17
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-physis

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growth/growing

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18
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-porosis

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porous; lessening in density

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19
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radi/o

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radiation; also refers to the radius

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sten/o

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short. contracted or narrow

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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kyphosis

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an abnormal outward curvature of a portions of the spine, commonly known as the humpback

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lordosis

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an abnormal inward curvature of a portion of the spine, commonly known as the swayback

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osteoporosis

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porous bones; bones that were once strong become fragile due to the loss of bone density (hormonal)

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osteomalacia

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a disease in which the bones become abnormally soft due to a deficiency of calcium and phosphorus in the blood

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osteomyelitis

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a local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow, resulting from a bacterial infection that has spread to the bone tissue through blood

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osteogenic sarcoma

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a malignant tumor arising from the bone
the most common malignant tumor found in femur, tibia and humerus

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osteochondroma

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the most common benign bone tumor usually involved with the femur and tibia

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Paget’s disease

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a non-metabolic disease of the bone, characterized by excessive bone destruction and unorganized bone formation by the osteoblasts

30
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talipes equinovarus

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clubfoot; foot fixed in plantar flexion and deviates medially and the heel is in an elevated position

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scoliosis

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an abnormal lateral curvature of a portion of the spine. The curvature may be to the left or to the right

32
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greenstick fracture

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an incomplete fracture; a fracture that does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone

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compression fracture

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caused by bone surfaces being pressed up against each other as in the compression of one vertebrae against another

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impacted fracture

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occurs when a direct force causes the bone to break, forcing the broken end of the smaller bone into the broken end of the larger bone

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closed fracture

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a simple fracture; a break in the bone but not open to the skin

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open fracture

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a compound fracture; there is a break in the bone and open wound to the skin

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complete fracture

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a break that extends through the entire thickness of the bone

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comminuted fracture

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occurs when the force is so great that it splinters or crushes a segment of the bone

39
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colles’ fracture

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occurs at the lower end of the radius, within 1 inch of connecting with the wrist bones

40
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hairline or stress fracture

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a minor fracture in which the bone continues to be in perfect alignment but an “hairline” in between the two segments of a bone

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pathological fracture

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occurs when a bone, which is weakened by a preexisting disease, breaks in response to a force that would not normally cause a normal bone to break

42
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occult fracture

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a fracture that cannot be detected by x-ray until several weeks after injury

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closed reduction

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consist of aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction without making an incision into the skin

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open reduction

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consists of realigning the bone under direct observation during surgery

45
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internal fixation devices

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devices such as screws, pins, wires, and nails that are commonly used with fractures in the femur and fractions of joints

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bone scan

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involves the intravenous injection of a radioisotope, which is absorbed by bone tissue. Skeleton is scanned with gamma camera moving one end of the body to another. scanner detects radioactive concentration

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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

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DEXA: a noninvasive procedure that measures bone density. Xray machine generates photons that pass through the bones and the computer evaluates the amount of radiation absorbed by the bones and other findings

48
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DIP

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distal interphalangeal (joint)

49
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fx

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LLE

A

left lower extremity

51
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LUE

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left upper extremity

52
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MCP

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metacarpophalangeal (joint)

53
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MTP

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metatarsalphalangeal

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PIP

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proximal interphalangeal (Joint)

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RLE

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right lower extremity

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RUL

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right upper extremity

57
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THA

A

thoracic hip athroplasty

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THR

A

total hip replacement

59
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TKA

A

total knee athroplasty

60
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TKR

A

total knee replacement

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TMJ

A

temporomandibular joint

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