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MA 70 Module 14 word
Musculoskeletal Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint |
| arthrodesis | fusion of a joint |
| arthrodynia | joint pain |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| arthrotomy | incision of a joint |
| arthroscope | instrument to exam the inside of a joint |
| amphiarthrosis | a joint providing only slight movement, as in the vertebrae |
| diarthrosis | another term for synovial joint, joint that has a a synovial capsule surrounding it |
| synarthrosis | immovable joints (naturally fused) |
| burs/o | bursa/bursae, a sac or sac like structure to lesson friction in movement of a joint |
| bursectomy | removal of bursa |
| cephalgia cephalalgia cephalodynia | headache |
| chondroma | tumor of cartilaginous tissue |
| chondromalacia | cartilage softening |
| chondroplasty | surgical repair of cartilage |
| craniotomy | incision into skull |
| cranium | skull |
| distal | away from the point of origin |
| myeloma | bone marrow tumor |
| ostealgia | bone pain |
| osteoclasis | to surgically break bone |
| osteoclast | 1. multinucleated cell that dissolves old bone tissue 2. instrument to break bones |
| osteocyte | bone cell |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| osteopathy | bone disease |
| periosteum | membrane that surrounds the bone |
| proximal | close to the point of origin or attachment |
| radius | lower arm bone on the thumb side |
| radiologist | one who specializes in the study of x-ray technology |
| radiograph | x-ray machine |
| radiography | the process of taking an x-ray |
| radiogram | an x-ray |
| synovitis | inflammation of synovial membrane |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
| carpal | pertaining to the carpus |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| costal | pertaining to the rib |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur |
| humeral | pertaining to the humerus |
| ischial | pertaining to the ischium |
| metacarpal | pertaining to the metacarpus |
| metatarsal | pertaining to the metatarsus |
| radial | pertaining to the radius |
| sacral | pertaining to the sacrum |
| sternal | pertaining to the sternum |
| tibial | pertaining to the tibia |
| clavicular | pertaining to the clavicle |
| fibular | pertaining to the fibula |
| lumbar | pertaining to the low back |
| mandibular | pertaining to the mandible |
| patellar | pertaining to the patella |
| scapular | pertaining to the scapula |
| ulnar | pertaining to the ulna |
| maxillary | pertaining to the maxilla |
| coccygeal | pertaining to the coccyx |
| phalangeal | pertaining to the phalanges |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis |
| pubic | pertaining to the pubis |
| fasciitis | inflammation of fascia |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| muscular | pertaining to muscles |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myocardial | pertaining to heart muscle |
| myopathy | muscle disease |
| myoplasty | surgical repair of muscle |
| myorrhaphy | suture a muscle |
| myorrhexis | muscle rupture |
| tenodynia | tendon pain |
| tendoplasty | surgical repair of tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of tendon |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| dyskinesia | difficult or painful movement |
| atonia | lack of tone |
| kyphosis | abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine; hunchback or humpback |
| lordosis | increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine; swayback |
| orthopedics | branch of medicine specializing in diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the musculoskeletal system |
| orthotic | brace or splint to correct or prevent deformities |
| orthotist | specialist in fitting orthotics |
| prosthesis | artificial body part |
| prosthetics | profession specializing in making artificial body parts |
| prosthetist | specialist in making and fitting prosthetics |
| adhesion | scar tissue in fascia connecting tissue that is normally separate |
| atrophy | muscle wasting due to lack of use,poor development or disease |
| hypertrophy | increase in muscle bulk |
| spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contractions |
| osteomalacia | softening of bones caused by deficiency of calcium; in children cause is insufficient sunlight and vitamin D |
| osteoporosis | decrease in bone mass |
| rickets | deficiency in calcium and vitamin D found in early childhood; results in bone deformities, especially bowed legs |
| ankylosing spondylitis | inflammatory spinal condition; resembles rheumatoid arthritis; gradual stiffening and fusion of vertebrae |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of spine |
| sprain | damage to ligaments surrounding joint due to overstretching |
| abduction | Movement away from midline |
| adduction | movement toward the midline |
| flexion | act of bending, or lessening the angle of a joint |
| extension | movement brings a limb to being straight, increasing the angle of a joint |
| circumduction | movement in circular direction from a central point |
| strain | damage to muscle, tendons or ligaments from over stretching or overuse |
| arthroscopy | examination of interior of joint with an arthroscope to view internal structure |
| arthroscopic surgery | performing surgical procedure while using arthroscope to view internal structures of a joint |