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CH 04 S Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
Term | Definition |
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costalgia | rib pain |
metatarsalgia | pain in the bones of the foot |
ostalgia | bone pain |
ostealgia | bone pain |
osteodynia | bone pain |
spondylodynia | vertebra pain |
tibialgia | tibia (shin) pain |
ankylosis | joint stiffness |
arthralgia | joint pain |
arthrodynia | joint pain |
cervicodynia | neck pain |
crepitation | a crackling sound heard in the joints |
genu valgum | knock-kneed |
genu varum | bow-legged |
bradykinesia | slow movement |
dyskinesia | inability to control movement |
dystaxia | poor coordination |
dystonia | poor muscle tone |
graphospasm | writer's cramp |
hyperkinesia | increase in muscle movement or activity |
hypertonia | increased muscle tone or tightness |
myalgia | muscle pain |
myasthenia | muscle weakness |
myodynia | muscle pain |
myospasm | muscle spasm |
tenalgia | tendon pain |