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Medical terminology
The Muscoloskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| costalgia | rib pain |
| adduction | joint narrows to bring part back toward the body |
| abduction | widening of a joint to move apart from the body |
| extension | when a joint straightens |
| flexion | when a joint bends |
| ostealgia | bone pain |
| osteodynia | bone pain |
| spondylodynia | vertebra pain |
| tibialgia | tibia pain |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthrodynia | joint pain |
| cervicodynia | neck pain |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| dyskinesia | bad movement |
| dystaxia | bad coordination |
| dystonia | bad muscle tone |
| hyperkinesia | over movement |
| hypotonia | under muscle tone |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| tenalgia | tendon pain |
| arthrocentesis | joint puncture |
| arthrogram | joint record |
| arthroscope | instrument for looking into a joint |
| arthroscopy | procedure for looking into a joint |
| computed axial tomography TMA | imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis |
| kiphosis | bent condition, abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| lordosis | bent backward, abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| scoliosis | crooked condition, abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| fracture | a bone break |
| osteodystrophy | poor bone development |
| spondylitis | vertebra inflammation |
| spondylomalacia | softening of the vertebra |
| tarsoptosis | flat feet |
| atrophy | underdevelopment, decrease or loss of muscle tissue |
| hypertrophy | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
| myolysis | loss of muscle tissue |
| osteitis | bone inflammation |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage |
| osteochondroma | a tumor made up of bone and cartilage |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| osteopenia | reduction in bone volume |
| osteoporosis | loss of bone density |
| spondylolisthesis | slipping of a vertebra |
| spondylosis | vertebra condition |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| arthropathy | joint disease |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the joint, specifically those that bear weight |
| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of the joint; rheumatoid because its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever |
| chondroma | tumor-like growth of cartilage tissue |
| costochondritis | inflammation of the cartilage of the rib |
| muscolar dystrophy | disorder characterized by poor muscle development |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| myopathy | muscle disease |
| myosarcoma | cancerous muscle tumor |
| myositis | muscle inflammation |
| tendinitis, tendonitis | tendon inflammation |
| analgesic | a drug that relieve pain |
| antiarthritic | a drug that opposes joint inflammation |
| anti-inflammatory | a drug that opposes inflammation |
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