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Chapter 4 Brittany S
Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epiphysis | ends of bones |
| Diaphysis | middle of bone; also called shaft |
| Metaphysis | neck; connects the diaphysis with the epiphysis |
| Axial | center |
| Appendicular | arms and legs |
| oste/o | means bones |
| crani/o | means head, skull |
| cervic/o | means neck. |
| spondyl/o . | means vertebra |
| lumb/o | means loin, lower back |
| brachi/o | means arm |
| dactyl/o | means finger. |
| carp/o | means wrist |
| cost/o | means rib. |
| femor/o | means femur |
| tibi/o . | means tibia (shinbone) |
| tars/o | means ankle |
| chondr/o | means cartilage. |
| arthr/o | means joint. |
| burs/o | means bursa |
| ten/o, tend/o, and tendin/o | means tendon |
| muscul/o, my/o, and myos/o | means muscle |
| fasci/o | means fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together). |
| kinesi/o | is the root word for movement |
| ton/o | is the root word for tone or pressure. |
| tax/o | is the root word for arrangement, order, and/or coordination. |
| paresis | is a suffix that means partial paralysis |
| plegia | is a suffix that means complete paralysis |
| ton/o | means tone, tension. |
| kinesi/o | means movement |
| tax/o | means order, arrangement, coordination. |
| genu varum | bow-legged |
| genu valgrum | knock-kneed |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| lordosis | abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| kyphosisi | abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| Transverse | broken bone where the break is at a right angle to the long plane of the bone |
| Oblique | fracture that occurs at a plane oblique to the long axis of the bone |
| Spiral | also known as as torsion fracture, complete fracture |
| Angulated | displacement where the normal axis of the bone has been altered |
| Displaced | the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight |
| Displaced & angulated | abnormal position- angulation, rotation, change of bone length and loss of alignment |
| closed reduction | returning bones to proper position without surgery |
| open reduction | returning bones to proper position with surgery |
| external fixation | fixation (keeping still) of a bone from the outside of the body (cast, splint) |
| internal fixation | fixation (keeping still) of a bone from the inside of the body (plates, screws) |
| orthotics | straighten or help to strengthen or stabilize a part of the body |
| prosthesis | replaces a missing part |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| MCL | median collateral ligament |
| LCL | lateral collateral ligament |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| MD | muscular dystrophy |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| FROM | full range of motion |
| ROM | range of motion |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| PT | physical therapy |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| WB | weight bearing |
| WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
| Fx | fracture |
| Subluxation | partial dislocation |
| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of one or more joints |
| septic arthritis | painful infection in a joint |
| crepitus | a grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of the bone |
| effusion | an escape of fluid into the body cavity |
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