Wordssss Flashcards by Marissa Ruelas

Stress fracture

Overuse injury small crack that develops from excessive impact

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Transverse fracture

Straight across the bone

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty

Performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures

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Colles fracture

Fractured wrist, lower end of the radius when you land on hands

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Compression fracture/vertebral crush fracture

Bone is pressed together on itself

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Sonogram

Image created by ultrasonography, son means sound

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Hypnosis

Patient placed in a state of focused concentration that makes them susceptible to suggestions

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Guided imagery/visualization

Patient follows verbal prompts

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Biofeedback

Patient guided treatment that teaches individuals to control muscle tension, pain, body temperatures, brain waves

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Mindfulness meditation

Focuses on becoming aware of thoughts and emotions

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Acupressure

Chinese though therapy

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Acupuncture

Using thin needles inserted into specific points of the body to restore flow of qi

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Qi gong

System of movement, breathing techniques and meditation designed to improve and enhance flow of qi

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Reiki

Practitioner transfers healing energy to the patient by gentle touch or visualization

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Osteoarthritis

The type of arthritis most commonly associated with aging

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Urinalysis

Examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements

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Autologous

Originating within an individual

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Sphymomanometer

Used to take blood pressure

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Podiatrist

Doctor of the foot

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Intramuscular injection

Injection into the muscle

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Subcutaneous injection

Fatty layer below the skin

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Intradermal injection

Middle layers of the skin

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Intravenous injection

Directly into the vein

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PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter)

Patient who will need IV therapy for more than 7 days

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Bolus

Dose of medicine injected into a blood vessel

Fluoroscopy

Visualization of body parts in motion by projecting X-ray images on luminous fluorescent screen

Arthroplasty

Surgical repair of a joint

Chrondroplasty

Surgical repair of a cartilage

Spondylitisthesis

Forward slipping movement of the body one of the lower lumbar vertebrae on the vertebra below it

Parental

Administration of medication injection through a hypodermic syringe

Calciuria

Calcium in the urine

Osteopenia

Thinner than average bone density

Myeloma

Cancer begins in blood making cells

Perfusion

Flow of blood through organs

Arthrosclerosis

Stiffness in joints especially older people

Prosthesis

Substitute for a diseases or missing body part

Osteonecrosis

Death of bone tissue due to loss of blood supply

Synovi/o

Synovial membrane/fluid

Synovial

Where two joints connects to permit movement

Laminectomy

Removal of the lamina

Spiral fracture

Bone twisted apart

Desis

To bind

Kyho

Hump

Lord/o

Bent backward

Lysis

Loosening

Myel

Spinal cord bone marrow

Osteo

Bone

Scoli/o

Curve

Spondyl/o

Vertebrae

Osteitis

Inflammation of bone

Osteomalacia

Abnormal softening of the bone

Arthrodesis

Surgical fusion to stiffen a joint

Arthrolysis

Surgical loosening of a loose joint

Bacteriuria

Bacteria in the urine

Osteoporosis

Loss of bone density

Centesis

Surgical puncture

Glycos

Sugar

Graphy

Process of producing picture or record

Otomy

Surgical incision

Glysocuria

Glycose in the urine

Albuminuria

Protein albumin in urine

Foramen

Opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves and ligaments pass

Primary bone cancer

A rare malignant tumor that originates in a bone

Secondary bone cancer

Tumors have moved to other organs such as breast and lungs

Ultrasonography

Imaging of deep body structures by recording the echoes of sound wave pulses that are above the human range of hearing

Positron emission tomography

Imaging technique that combines tomography with radionuclide tracers to produce enhanced images of selected body organs or areas

Revision surgery

The replacement of a worn or failed implant

Ostectomy

Surgical removal of a bone

Osteotomy

Surgical cutting of a bone

Closed fracture/simple fracture/complete fracture

Bone is broken but no open wound in skin

Open fracture compound fracture

Bone break and open wound

Comminuted fracture

Bone splintered or crushed

Green stick fracture incomplete fracture

Bone is bent partially broke occurs in children

Oblique fracture

Angle across the bone

Pathological fracture

Weakened bone breaks under normal strain caused. Y osteoporosis

Orthopedist

Orthopedic surgeon

Exostosis

Slow growing benign tumor from cartilage cell

Osteochondroma

Benign bony projection covered with cartilage

Pages disease

Abnormal breakdown of bone for unknown cause

Rheumatoid arthritis

Chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and so,e other organs of other body systems are attacked

Kyphosis

Inward curvature of the thoracic spine

Lordosis

Abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine

Scoliosis

Sideways curving of spine