Skeletal Flashcards
-centesis
Puncture to withdraw fluid
-algia
Pain
-ac -al -ar -ary
Pertaining to
Cartilaginous joint
Slight movement
Fibrous joints
Almost no movement
Synovial joints
Freely moving
Phalanges
28 toe bones 3 in each toe 2 in each big toe
Metatarsus
10 forefoot bones
Tarsus
14 ankle and heel bones
Fibula
2 thinner London bone lateral side of lower leg
Tibia
2 shin bone thicker lower bone
Patella
Knee cap 2
Femur
2 thigh bone
Pubis
2 part of hip bone
Ischium
2 part of hip bone
Illium
2 part hip bone
Per-
Through
Ex-
Outward
Dis-
Apart
-tome
Instrument that cuts
-stenosis
Narrowing
-centesis
Puncture to withdraw fluid
-porposis
Porous
-plasty
Surgical repair
-otomy
Cutting into
-osis
Abnormal condition
-listhesis
Slipping
-iatry
Medical treatment
-genic
Producing
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-desis
To fuse
-clasia
To break surgical fracture
Transverse fracture
Complete fracture straight across bone at right angles to long axis of bone
Crepitation
Noise produced by bone or cartilage rubbing together
Callus
Mass of bone tissue forms at fracture site during healing
Rheumatology
Specializing in diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal and autoimmune condition affecting joints muscles and bones
UE
Upper extremity
TKR
Total knee replacement
TKA
Total knee arthroplasty
THR
Total hip replacement
THA
Total hip arthroplasty
T1 T2 ect
First thoracic vertebra second vertebra etc
SLE
Systemic lumpus erythematosus
RLE
Right lower extremity
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
P
Phosphorus
Orth ortho
Orthopedics
ORIF
Open reduction internal fixation
OA
Osteoarthritis
NSAID
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
LUE
Left upper extremity
LLE
Left lower extremity
LE
Lower extremity
L1 L2 ect
First lumbar vertebra second lumbar vertebra etc
JRA
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
HNP
Herniated nucleus pulposus
Fx
Fracture
DXA DEXA
Dual energy x Ray absorptiometry
DJD
Degenerative joint disease
CA
Calcium
C1 C2 etc
First cervical vertebra second cervical vertebra etc
BK
Below knee
BE
Below elbow
BDT
Bone density testing
AK
Above knee
AE
Above elbow
Subluxation
Incomplete dislocation
Gout
Arthritis pain and swelling
Bunion
Inflammation of bursa big toe
Whiplash
Cervical muscle and ligament sprain or strain from sudden movements forward and backward of head and neck