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Ear, bones, muscle.
ears and muscular system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| myring | tympanic membrane |
| staped | stapes (middle ear bone) |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| otopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the ear |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| otosclerosis | hardening of the ear |
| acoustic neuroma | benign tumor ithin the internal auditory canal growing form the acoustic nerve |
| ceruminoma | tumor of a gland that secretes earwax |
| otitis externa | inflammation of the outer ear |
| otitis media (OM) | inflammation of the middle ear (AKA tympanitis) |
| tinnitus | ringing of the ears |
| presbycusis | hearing impairment in old age |
| audiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
| audiometry | measurement of hearing |
| electrocochleography | process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea (in response to sound) |
| otoscope | instrument used for visual examination of the ear |
| otoscopy | visual examination of the ear |
| audiologist | one that studies and specializes in hearing |
| audiology | study of hearing |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| cochlear | pertaining to the cochlea |
| otologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear |
| otology | study of the ear |
| otorhinolaryngologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx. |
| vestibulocochlear | pertaining to the vestibule and chochlea |
| ENT | ears, nose, throat |
| abduction | moving away from the midline |
| adduction | moving toward the midline |
| pronation | movement that turns the palm down |
| supination | movement that turns the palm up |
| rotation | turning around its own axis |
| cost | ribs |
| ili | ilium |
| ischi | ischium |
| lumb | loin, lumbar region of the spine |
| maxill | maxilla (upper jaw bone) |
| rachi | spine, vertebral column |
| arthr | joint |
| burs | bursa (cavity) |
| chondr | cartilage |
| disk | intervertebral disk |
| menisc | meniscus (crescent) |
| ankyl | crooked, stiff, bent |
| kinesi | movement, motion |
| kyph | hump |
| petr | stone |
| inter- | between |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together, join |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clasia, -clasis, -clast | break |
| =desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -physis | growth |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| ankylosis | abnormal condition of stiffness |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| cranioschisis | fissure of the skull |
| fibromyalgia | pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles |
| kyphosis | abnormal condition of a hump (humpback,hunchback) |
| lordosis | abnormal condition of bending (swayback) |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow (malignant) |
| osteoarthritis(OA) | inflammation of the bone and joint |
| osteofibroma | tumor of the bone and fibrous tissue (benign) |
| osteopenia | abnormal reduction of bone mass |
| osteosarcoma | malignant tumor of the bone |
| rhabdomyolysis | dissolution of striated muscle |
| sarcopenia | abnormal reduction of connective tissue |
| spondylarthitis | inflammation of the vertebral joints |
| bunion | abnormal prominence of the joint at the base of the great toe |
| colles fracture | a type of wrist fracture - distal end of the radius |
| exostosis | abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone |
| (fx) | fracture (broken bone) |
| gout | disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, especially of the great toe |
| herniated disk | rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it, putting pressure on spinal nerve roots |
| muscular dystrophy (MD) | group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness |
| osteoporosis | abnormal loss of bone density that may lead to an increase in fractures of the ribs, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, hips, and wrists after slight trauma |
| rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | a chronic systemic disease characterized by autoimmune inflammatory changes in connective tissue throughout the body |
| spinal stenosis | narrowing of the spinal canal with compression of nerve roots |
| spondylolisthesis | foward slipping of one vertebra over another |
| myasthenia gravis (MG) | chronic disease characterized by muscle weakness and thought to be caused by a defect in the transmission of impulses from nerve to muscle cell.face, larynx, and throat are frequently effected. |
| arthrocenesis | surgical puncture of a joint to aspirate fluid |
| arthroclasia | (surgical) breaking of a (stiff) joint |
| arthrodesis | surgical fixation of a join (AKA joint fusion) |
| osteoclasis | (surgical) break of a bone (to correct a deformity) |
| rachiotomy | incision into the vertebral column |
| spondylosyndesis | fusing together the vertebrae |
| tenomyoplasty | surgical repair of the tendon and muscle |
| tenorrhaphy | suture of a tendon |
| arthralgia | pain in the joint |
| atrophy | without development (wasting) |
| dyskinesia | difficult movement |
| dystrophy | abnormal development |
| hypertrophy | excessive development |
| aponeurorrhaphy | suture of an aponeurosis |
| sternoid | resembling the sternum |
| ulnoradial | pertaining to the ulna and radius |
| chiropodist, podiatrist | specialist in treating and diagnosing diseases and disorders of the foot |
| chiropractic | system and treatment that consists of manipulation of the vertebral column |
| crepitus | the crackling sound heard when two bones rub against each other or grating caused by the rubbing together of dry surfaces of a joint |
| orthopedics | branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system |
| orthotist | a person who specializes in orthotics |
| osteoclast | type of bone cell involved in absorption and removal of bone minerals |
| osteopath | person who specializes in osteopathy |
| orthotics | making and fitting of orthopedic appliances, such as arch supports, used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities. |
| osteopathy | system of medicine that places greater emphasis on the role of the relation between body organs and the musculoskeletal system |
| prosthesis | an artificial substitute for a missing body part such as a leg, eye, or total hip replacement |
| (RA) | rheumatoid arthritis |
| (OA) | osteoarthitis |
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