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Chapter 5
Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arthrodesis | surgical immobilization of a joint |
| arthroplasty | reshaping or reconstruction of a joint |
| aspiration | use of a needle and a syringe to withdraw fluid |
| closed treatment | treatment of a fracture without surgical opening and visualization |
| curettage | scraping of a cavity using a spoon-shaped instrument |
| dislocation | placement in a location other than the original location |
| endoscopy | inspection of body organs or cavities using a lighted scope that may be inserted through an existing opening or through a small incision |
| fasciectomy | excision of fascia |
| fracture | break in a bone |
| internal/external fixation | application of pins, wires, screws, and so on to immobilize a body parts; they can be placed externally or internally |
| abduction | movement of a limb away from the mid line of the body |
| adduction | movement of limb toward the midline of the body |
| circumduction | circular movement of a limb |
| extension | movement by which two parts are drawn away from each other |
| flexion | movement by which two parts are drawn toward each other |
| hyperextension | excessive extension of a limb |
| pronation | applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm down |
| supination | applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm up |
| kyphosis | humpback, the abnormal curvature of the spine |
| ligament | a band of fibrous tissue that connects cartiliage or bone and supports a joint |
| lysis | releasing |
| manipulation or reduction | words used interchangeably to mean the attempted restoration of a fracture or joint dislocation to its normal anatomic position |
| muscle | fibrous structure that can contract and facilitates the movement of the body. There are three types smooth, skeletal, and cardiac |
| open treatment | fracture site that is surgically opened and visualized |
| osteotomy | cutting into bone |
| percutaneous | through the skin |
| percutaneous skeletal fixation | considered neither open nor closed; the fracture is not visualized, but fixation is placed across the fracture site under the x-ray imaging |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| tenodesis | suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone |
| tenorrhaphy | together of two parts of a tendon |
| traction | application of force to a limb |
| trocar needle | needle with a tube on the end; used to puncture and withdraw fluid from a cavity |
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