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RT 200
Diseases & Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | situated beside or next to another structure |
| Bacterium | single bacteria |
| Bunionectomy | excision of a bunion |
| Calcanean | heel |
| Calcification | accumulation of calcium salts in tissue |
| Collegen | gluelike substance found in connective tissue |
| Edematous | pertaining to excessive fluid accumulation of fluid in tissue |
| Extension | movement that increases the angle between to joints |
| Flexion | movement that decreases the angle between two joints |
| Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment | treatment in an airtight chamber with oxygen atmosphere that is forced under high pressure |
| Hyperostosis | abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone |
| Skeletal traction | method of immobilization and reduction of a long bone fracture in which traction is applied by means of pins and wires |
| Subluxation | partial dislocation |
| Synovial | pertaining to fluid around a joint |
| Tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| Intraarticular | within a joint |
| Laxity | looseness |
| Osteotomy | sawing or cutting of a bone |
| Planter | pertaining to the sole of the foot |
| Abscess | localized collection of pus surrounded by swollen tissue |
| Arthrodesis | immobilization of a joint accomplished surgically |
| Cheilectomy | surgical resonstruction or replacement of a diseased joint |
| Closed reduction | nonsurgical manipulative reduction of a dislocation or fracture |
| Echocardiographic | ultrasonographic study of the motion of the walls or structures of the heart |
| Hallux | great toe |
| Hyperuricemia | excessive uric acid levels in the blood |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | procedure similar to computed tomography that does not require x-rays; large magnetic field is applied and creates an image; useful in visualizing the cardiovascular system, brain, and soft tissue. |
| Metatarsophalangeal | pertaining to the metatarsus and phalanges of the toes |
| Osteophytes | bony outgrowth, usually branch shaped |
| Periosteum | fibrous covering of long bones |
| Purluent | containing pus |
| Sclerosing | hardening of a body part |
| Sequestrum | segment of dead bone; the result o an abscess from a bacterial infection in a bone and bone marrow |
| Skeletal traction | method of immobilization and reduction of a long bone fracture in which traction applied by means of pins and needles |
| Subluxation | pertaining to fluid around a joint |
| Synovial | pertaining to fluid around a joint |
| Tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
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