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Ch.4 Objective
Observation and Discovery
Term | Definition |
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arthrocentesis | puncture of a joint |
arthroscope | instrument for looking into a joint |
arthroscopy | procedure of looking into a joint |
electromyogram | record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
electromyography | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
myography | procedure for studying muscls |
arthrogram | visual record of a joint |
arthrography | procedure used to examine a joint |
computed axial tomography | CAT or CT imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along and axis |
kyphosis | humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
kyph- | bent |
lordosis | sway back; abnormal forward curvature of lower spine |
scoliosis | crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of spine |
carpitis | wrist inflammation |
cranimalacia | softening of the skull |
exostosis | an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
fracture | a bone break |
osteodystrophy | poor bone development |
osteolysis | bone loss |
osteonecrosis | death of bone |
osteosclerosis | abnormal hardening of bone |
polydactyly | having more than the normal amount of fingers |
pondylitis | vertebra inflammation |
spondylomalacia | softening of the vertebra |
syndactyly | fusion of fingers or toes (webbing) |
tarsoptosis | flat feet |
bursolith | a stone in a bursa |
effusion | fluid buildup |
hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
hydrarthrosis | water (fluid) in a joint |
pyarthrosis | pus in a joint |
atrophy | underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
hypertrophy | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
myocele | hernia of muscle tissue |
myolysis | loss of muscle tissue |
myomalacia | softening of a muscle |
myosclerosis | hardening of a muscle |
myotasis | stretching of a muscle |