Term | Definition |
cranium | skull |
sacrum | a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions |
arthr/o | joint |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | rib |
ligament/o | ligament |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myos/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow |
oste/o | bone |
pelv/o | pelvis / hip |
spondyl/o | vertebra
backbone |
vertebr/o | vertebra
backbone |
clavicle | collar bone |
humerus | upper arm bone |
radius | lower arm bone thumb side |
ulna | lower arm bone little finger side |
carpals | wrist bones |
meta carpals | hand bones |
phalanges | finger bones |
scapula | shoulder bone |
sternum | breast bone |
tarsals | ankle bones |
metatarsals | foot bones |
fibula | smaller of lower leg bone |
tibia | larger of lower leg bone |
patella | knee cap |
sacrum | lower part of back bone near hip |
coccxy | tail bone |
pelvis | hip bone |
femur | thigh bone |
ribs | surrounding chest cavity |
connects muscle to bone | tendon |
connects bone to other bone | ligaments |
myelodysplasia | abnormal growth of bone marrow cells |
intervertebral | pert. between backbone |
osteomyelitis | infl. of bone & bone marrow |
arthroscopy | visual exam. of a joint |
costochondritis | infl. of cartilage attached to ribs |
chondroma | benign tumor cartilage tissue |
tenorrhaphy | suture of tendon |
myosarcoma | malignant tumor of muscle tissue |
carniotomy | incision into skull |
gouty arthritis | high level of uric acid with inflam. of joints |
carpal tunnel syndrome | compression of median nerve in the wrist |
rheumatoid arthritis | chronic inflam. of joints
especially small bones in hands and feet |
osteoporosis | decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone |
ankylosing spondylitis | chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints between back bones |
muscular dystrophy | weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers |
congenital condition | having by nature a specified character |
artherocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from joint |
ESR | measure sedimentation rate of red blood cells
indication inflammation |
electromyography | recording strength of muscle contraction |
ANA test | plasma is tested for antibodies that are present in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus |
uric acid test | measurement of amount of a substance o blood that is associated with gouty arthritis |
ilium | the broad, upper portion of either hipbone |
pubis | that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis. |
innominate | having no name; nameless; anonymous. |
laminectomy | removing all or part of the protruding disk |
transient ischemic attack (TIA) | temporary interference with this blood supply. |
Positron emission tomography | used to identify areas of ischemia in the brain. |
mandibul/o | lower jaw |
Ilium | upper of Pelvis |
Pubis | middle of Pelvis |
Ischium | lower of Pelvis |
xiphoid process | end of sternum |