TEACHERs LIst Flashcards
arthr /o
joint
burs /o
purse or sac, bursa,a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.
chondr /o
gristle, cartilage
condyl /o
knuckle of a joint
cost /o
rib
cran, crani /o
skull, cranium
fasci /o
fascia, a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.
fibr /o
fiber
kinesi /o
motion
my, myos /o
muscle
myel /o
bone marrow
orth /o
straight
ost, oste /o
bone
scoli /o
curved
spondyl /o
vertebra
tax /o
reaction to a stimulus
ten, tendon /o
stretch, flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
troph /o
development
algia
condition of pain
centesis
surgical puncture
desis
surgical fixation or fusion
dynia
pain
rrhaphy
suturing
scope
instrument for viewing
scopy
process of viewing
Osteoporosis
The abnormal loss of bone density
Rotator Cuff
: A combination of 4 muscles & their tendons that surround & stabilize the shoulder joint: teres minor /supraspinatus / infraspinatus / subcapularis.
Lysis
loosen, dissolve
Chiropractic
The field of therapy that is centered on the manipulation of bones and joints most commonly the vertebral column.
Tenorrhaphy (ten OR ah fee)
Suturing of a tendon to close a tear
Bursectomy
Surgery involving the removal of a bursa from a joint
Arthroscopy
The process of viewing and examining a joint cavity using an endoscopic instrument called an arthroscope that has fiber optics, live-action photography & computer enhancement
Centesis
surgical puncture
Myo
muscle
anaphylaxis
An immediate reaction to a foreign substance that includes rapid inflammation, vasodilation, bronchospasms and spasms of the GI tract.
internal fixation
Surgical intervention needed to align the broken area with pins, screws, rods or plates to stabilize the alignment.
hemo
blood
erythro
red
a, an
without or absence of
trans
through,across or beyond
megalo
large or great
macro
great
mal
bad, abnormal, painful or difficult
micro
small
heter
different
dys
bad, painful, abnormal or difficult
lip
fat
oma
tumor
carcin
cancer
kerat
hard
blephar
eyelid
plasia
growth
xero
dry
fasci
fascia,a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.
onych
nail
myc
fungus
scler
hard
dermat, derm
skin
pedicul
body louse
hidr
sweat. hyperhidrosis
polyp
skin tag from mucous membranes
tax /o /taxis
reaction to a stimulus / the restoration of displaced bones or organs by manual pressure alone.
troph /o / trophy
development / process of development
orth /o
straight
my /o
muscle
myos
muscle
myel /o
bone marrow
arthr /o
joint
ost /o
bone
oste /o
bone
desis
surgical fixation or fusion
centesis
surgical puncture
rrhaphy
suturing
scope
instrument used for viewing
scopy
process of viewing
cost /o
rib
fibr /o
fiber
burs
purse or sac, bursa,a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.
scoli /o
curved
spondyl /o
vertebra
ten
stretch, tendon - a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
crani
skull, cranium
chondr /o
gristle, cartilage
condyl /o
knuckle of a joint
kinesi /o
motion
algia
condition of pain
dynia
pain