Week 15 Musculoskeletal Terms Flashcards by Jennifer Jablonski

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arthr/o; articul/o

A

joint

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axill/o

A

armpit

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-blast

A

immature; embryonic

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cephal/o

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head

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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-clast

A

to break

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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to bind; tie together

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femor/o

A

femur

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inter-

A

between

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kinesia; kinesi/o

A

movement

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kyph/o

A

humpback

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lei/o

A

smooth

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lord/o

A

curve; swayback

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lumbo

A

lower back; loin

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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maxill/o

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maxilla

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my/o

A

muscle

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oste/o

A

bone

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pelv/o

A

pelvic cavity; hip

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-physis

A

to grow

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-porosis

A

lessening in density

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rhabd/o

A

striated

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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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spondy/o

A

vertebrae

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stern/o

A

sternum

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supra-

A

above; upper

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sym- ; syn-

A

together; with

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ten/o; tendin/o

A

tendon

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-um

A

structure; tissue; thing

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ACL

A

anterior cruciate ligament

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C1, C2, etc

A

1st cervical vertebra; 2nd cervical vertebra; etc

Q

EMG

A

electromyogram

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IM

A

intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis

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LLE

A

left lower extremity

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LUE

A

left upper extremity

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MCL

A

medial collateral ligament

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ORIF

A

open reduction internal fixation

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THR

A

total hip replacement

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TMJ

A

temporal mandibular joint

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TKR

A

total knee replacement

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epiphysis

A

ends of long bones

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diaphysis

A

shaft of long bones

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articulation

A

two or more bony parts join together

Q

diarthroses

A

freely movable joints

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amphiarthoses

A

slightly movable joints

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synarthroses

A

fused / immovable joints

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congenital hip dysplasia

A

abnormality of the hip joint, present at birth