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Ch 10 - Medical Term
End of Chapter Exercies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Binding, fixation of a tendon | TENODESIS |
| Tumor of smooth muscle | LEIOMYOMA |
| Inflammation of the synovial membrane | SYNOVITIS |
| Pertaining to the patella (knee cap) | PATELLAR |
| Poor, painful development | DYSTROPHY |
| Pertaining to under, below the ribs | INFRACOSTAL |
| Abnormal condition of being bent or crooked | ANKYLOSIS |
| Softening the cranium | CRANIOMALACIA |
| Instrument to incise a bone | OSTEOTOME |
| Inflammation of a joint | ARTHRISIS |
| Condition of joined fingers or toes | SYNDACTYLISM |
| Surgical fracture of a bone | OSTEOCLASIA |
| Instrument of incise the cranium | CRANIOTOME |
| Tumor of cartlidge | CHONDROMA |
| Surgical repair of fascia | FASCIOPLASTY |
| Bone cells | OSTEOCYTES |
| Pain in bones | OSTEODYNIA OR OSTEALGIA |
| Disease of bones and joints | OSTEOARTHROPATHY |
| Beginning or formation of bones | OSTEOGENESIS |
| Pertaining to the neck | CERVICAL |
| Pertaining to the neck and arm | CERVICOBRACHIAL |
| Pertaining to the neck and face | CERVICOFACIAL |
| Tumor of bone marrow | MYELOMA |
| Sarcoma of bone marrow (cells) | MYELOSARCOMA |
| Bone marrow cell | MYELOCYTE |
| Resembling bone marrow | MYELOID |
| Pertaining to above the stermun | SUPRASTERNAL |
| Resembling the breastbone | STERNOID |
| Embryonic cells that forms cartilage | CHRONDOBLAST |
| Inflammation of a joint | ARTHRITIS |
| Inflammation of bones and joints | OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| Instrument for measuring the pelvis | PELVIMETER |
| Twitching of a muscle | MYOSPASM |
| Any disease of muscle | MYOPATHY |
| Rupture of a muscle | MYORRHEXIS |
| Excision of one or more of the phalanges (bones of a finger or toe) | PHALANGECTOMY |
| Incision of the thorax (chest wall) | THORACOTOMY |
| Excision of a vertebra | VERTEBRECTOMY |
| Bending of a joint | ARTHRODESIS |
| Repair of muscle (tissue) | MYOPLASTY |
| Incomplete or partial dislocation | SUBLUXATION |
| Softening of the bones caused by vitamin D deficiency | RICKETS |
| Slipped vertebrae | SPONDYLOLISTHESIS |
| Limping | CLAUDICATION |
| Disease causing degeneration of muscles | MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY |
| Congenital deformity of the foot, which is twisted out of shape or position | TALIPES |
| Part of necrosed bones that has become separated from surrounding tissue | SEQUESTRUM |
| Neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness manifested in ocular muscles | MYASTHENIA GRAVIS |
| Painful condition caused by compression of the median nerve within the wrist canal | CARPAL TUNNEL |
| Joint capsule tumor, commonly found in the wrist | GANGLION CYST |
| Loss of muscular tonicity; diminished resistance of muscles to passive stretching | HYPOTONIA |
| Type of sarcoma that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones | EWING |
| Bone that is partially bent and partially broken; occurs in children | GREENSTICK FRACTURE |
| Exaggeration of the thoracic curvature of the veterbral column; humpback | KYPHOSIS |
| Disease caused by a decrease in bone density; occurs in the elderly | OSTEOPOROSIS |
| Deviation of the spine to the right or left | SCOLIOSIS |
| Cartilaginous sarcoma | CHONDROSARCOMA |
| Describes a bone that has splintered into pieces | COMMINUTED FRACTURE |
| Inflammation of the vertebrae | SPONDYLITIS |
| Accumulation of uric acid, usually in the big toe | GOUT |
| Lateral deviation of the great toe as it turns in toward th esecond toe (angulation), which may cause the surrounding joint to become swollen | BUNION |
| Formation of pus | PYOGENIC |
| Death of cells, tissues, or organs | NECROSIS |
| Stiffening and immobility of a joint | ANKYLOSIS |
| Perceived sensation, following amputation, that the limb still exits | PHANTOM LIMP |
| Images of the spinal cord after injection by a contrast medium | MYELOGRAPHY |
| Surgery to place fractured bones in normal position | OPEN REDUCTION |
| Used to treat rheumatoid arthrisis by inibiting activity with the immune system | GOLD SALTS |
| Painful disorder of the wrist dues to compression of the median nerve | CTS - CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Excision of posterior arch of a vertebra | LAMINECTOMY |
| Joint radiographs preceded by injection of a radiopaque substance or air into the joint cavity | ARTHROGRAPHY |
| Surgicial binding or immobilizing of a joint | ARTHRODESIS |
| Partial or complete removal of a limb | AMPUTATION |
| Herniated nucleus pulposus | HNP |
| Relieve mild to moderate pain and reduce inflammation | SALICYLATES |
| Visual examination of a joint's interior, especially the knee | ARTHROSCOPY |
| Excising a segment of necrosed bone | SEQUESTRECTOMY |
| Anterior cruciate ligament | ACL |
| Relieve muscle spasms and stiffness | RELAXANTS |
| Manipulative treatment of bone fractures by placing the bones in normal position without incision | CLOSED REDUCTION |
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