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Anatomy Session 2
Skeletal Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ankylosing Spondylitis | A disease that causes the bones of the spine to grow together |
| Arthritis | Inflammation of a joint |
| Arthrodesis | Surgical Fixation of a joint |
| Arthrogram | Test done by injecting dye into a joint and then taking xrays |
| Arthropathy | Joint Disease |
| Arthroscopy | A minimally invasive, diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedure used for conditions of a joint |
| Bunion | Inflammation and deformity in the joint of a big toe |
| Carpal | Pertaining to the wrist bones |
| Comminuted Fracture | Fractures shatter the affected part into bony fragments |
| Coccygeal | Pertaining to the coccyx |
| Colles' Fracture | Occurs in the wrist and affects the distal radius bone |
| Compression Fracture | The vertebrae collapse due to trama, tumor, or osteoporosis |
| Dactylic | Pertaining to finger or toe |
| Epiphyseal Fracture | Fracture of the growth plate of a long bone in children and adolescents |
| Femur | Thighbone |
| Femoral | Pertaining to the femur and the thigh bone |
| Fracture | A break in a bone |
| Greenstick Fracture | Fracture where only one side of shaft is broken and other is bent (common in children) |
| Hammertoe | A bent deformity in the middle toe joint |
| Heel Spur | A bone growth on the heel bone |
| Humerus | The bone of the upper arm |
| Iliac | Pertaining to the ilium |
| Joint | The place where the ends of two or more bones meet |
| Kyphosis | Abnormal curvature of thoracic spine (humpback) |
| Lordosis | Abnormal anterior curvature of spine, usually lumbar |
| Metacarpal | Bones of the hand |
| Musculoskeletal System | The complex system involving the body's muscles and skeleton, and including the joints, ligaments, tendons, and nerves |
| Myelogram | An xray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space |
| Osteoarthritis | Disorder that causes inflammation of a joint as well as swelling, pain, and stiffness |
| Osteoblast | Bone-forming cell |
| Osteocarcinoma | Cancerous tumor of the bone |
| Osteochondritis | Inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
| Osteoporosis | Porous bone that develops when bone no longer is replaced as quickly as it is removed |
| Osteorraphy | Suture of bone |
| Patella | The kneecap |
| Patellar | Pertaining to patella |
| Phalangeal | Bones of the fingers and toes |
| Prosthesis | An artificial body part replacement |
| Radius | The shorter of the two bones on the forearm |
| Scolios | Lateral curvature of the spine |
| Spiral Fracture | Fracture spread along length of a bone and produced by twisting stress |
| Sternotomy | Surgical incision of sternum |
| Stress Fracture | A bone injury caused by overuse |
| Tibia | Shin bone or larger bone of the lower leg |
| Transverse Fracture | Fracture breaks the shaft of a bone across the longitudinal axis |
| Ulnar Bone | The longer of the two bones in the forearm |
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