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CH 04 S Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |