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Medical Terminology
Yellow Module- Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetabulum | cup-like depression in hip bone which holds the head of the femur |
| acoustogram | a record of sounds made by the motion of a joint |
| ankylosis | stiffening or fusion of a joint |
| appendicular skeleton | bones of the extremeties, pelvic girdle, & shoulder girdles |
| arthralgia | pain in a joint |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| arthroclasia | artificial breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| arthroscopy | visualization of the interior of a joint |
| articulation | joint |
| axial skeleton | bones of the skull, thorax, & vertebral column |
| calcaneitis | inflammation of the heel bone |
| chondritis | inflammation of the cartilage |
| claudication | limping |
| condyle | rounded elevation on a bone surface |
| costectomy | surgical removal of the ribs |
| crepitation | grating sound that is heard when ends of a broken bone move together |
| fossa | a depression in the bone surface |
| genu valgus | knock-knee |
| genu varus | bowleg |
| greenstick fracture | a partial fracture, in which only one side of the bone is broken |
| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
| infrasternal | below the sternum |
| ischialgia | pain in the ischium |
| kyphosis | forward curvature of the thoracic spine; humpback, hunchback |
| laminectomy | excision of the vertebrae |
| lordosis | forward curvature of the lumbar spine; swayback |
| lumbago | lower back pain |
| luxation | dislocation or displacement of a bone from the joint |
| malleolus | forms the bony prominence of the ankle joint |
| manubrium | upper portion of the sternum |
| myelocele | herniation of the spinal cord |
| olecrenon process | forms the bony prominence of the elbow |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of joints |
| osteoblast | embryonic bone cell |
| osteoclasis | surgical fracture of bone to correct deformities |
| osteolysis | destruction of bone tissue |
| osteomalacia | softening of bone |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of a bone & bone-forming tissues |
| osteonecrosis | destruction & death of bone tissue |
| osteoporosis | disorder which causes bones to become brittle & easily fractured |
| osteorrhaphy | suturing or wiring of bones |
| osteosclerosis | hardening of bone tissue |
| Paget's Disease | extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair |
| periostitis | inflammation of the periosteum |
| popliteal | posterior surface of the knee |
| rachialgia | pain in the spine |
| rachicentesis | surgical puncture into the spinal column |
| scapulothoracic | pertaining to the scapula & chest |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| sesamoid bone | bones which do not articulate with other bones |
| spiral fracture | fracture where the bone has been twisted apart |
| spondylitis | inflammation of the spinal vertebrae |
| spondylolisthesis | forward movement of one of the lower vertebrae on the vertebrae below it |
| syndactylism | fusion of two or more fingers or toes |
| synovial fluid | lubricating substance found in the joints |
| traction | pulling force exerted on a limb to return a joint to normal alignment |
| tubercle | small rounded elevation on a bone |
| calcaneodynia | pain in the heel bone |
| spondyloarthropathy | disease of the joints of the spine |
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