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Mohammed/ chapter 4
Mohammed/Chapter4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epiphysis | ends of bones |
| Diaphysis | middle of bone; also called shaft |
| Metaphysis | neck; connects the diaphysis with the epiphysis |
| Skeleton | framework for your body |
| Axial | cente |
| Appendicular | arms and legs |
| oste/o | bone. |
| - osteopathy | – disease of the bone |
| periosteum | – tissue that covers the outside of the bone |
| crani/o | head, skull. |
| - craniometer | – measures the size of the skull |
| craniomalacia | – softening of the skull |
| cervic/o | neck. |
| - cervical spine | – the area of the spine at the neck region; there are seven cervical vertebrae |
| cervicitis | – inflammation of the neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra. |
| - spondylitis | inflammation of the vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| lumbar | pertaining to the lower back |
| - lumbodynia | pain in the lower back |
| brachi/o | arm. |
| brachiocephalic | pertaining to the arm and head |
| brachialgia | pain in the arm |
| dactyl/o | finger. |
| adactyly | without a finger |
| - dactylagia | pain in the finger |
| carp/o | wrist. |
| - carpectomy | – removal of wrist bone(s) |
| metacarpal | – beyond the carpals, which are the bones of the hand |
| cost/ | rib. |
| costectomy | removal of a rib |
| intercostal | – pertaining to between the rib(s) |
| femor/o | femur |
| femoral artery | – large artery found in the thigh that provides arterial blood to the thigh region |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone). |
| tibialgia | pain in the tibia (shinbone) |
| tars/ | ankle. |
| - tarsitis | – inflammation of the ankle |
| tarsalgia | pain in the ankle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| - chondritis | inflammation of the cartilage |
| chondromalacia | – softening of the cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| - arthritis | inflammation of the joint (does not mean painful joint) |
| arthroscopic surgery | insertion of a small camera and tools to view and correct problems of the joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| bursitis – | inflammation of the bursa |
| bursectomy | – removal of the bursa |
| ten/o, tend/o, and tendin/o | tendon. |
| - tenodynia | – pain in the tendon |
| tendolysis | – breakdown of the tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| muscul/o, my/o, and myos/o | muscle |
| musculoskeletal system | organ system made up of the muscles and bones |
| myopathy | – disease of the muscle |
| myositis | – inflammation of the muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together). |
| fasciotomy | – incision into the fascia |
| asciitis | – inflammation of the fascia |
| kinesi/o | 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. |
| dystonia | – abnormal tone |
| - tonograph | device that measures tension |
| kinesi/o | means movement. |
| - kinesiology | – study of movement |
| hyperkinesia – | excessive movement |
| kinetic energy | – energy of motion |
| tax/o | means order, arrangement, coordination |
| ataxia | absence of movement |
| hypotaxia | reduced movement |
| 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 fracture | transverse break of bone shaft. |
| oblique fracture | |
| spiral fracture | |
| angulated fracture | |
| displaced fracture | breakage in which the fragments are separated and and are not in alignment. |
| angulated & displaced | |
| 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 | incomplete or partial dislocation of bone in a joint |
| rheumatoid arthritis | a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and deformity of the joint. |
| septic arthritis | a cute inflammation of synovial membrane s with purulent effusion into a joint, due to bacterial infection. |
| crepitus | the grating of joint, often in association with osteoarthritis. |
| effusion | accumulation of fluid in various spaces like knee space due to injury. |
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