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Young 4/5
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epiphysis | ends of bones |
| diaphysis | middle of bone /shaft |
| metaphsis | neck |
| axial | center |
| appendicular | arms and legs |
| oste/o | bone |
| crani/o | skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur |
| tibi/o | shinbone |
| tars/o | ankle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendom |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| muscl/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| tax/o | order |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -plegia | complete paralysis |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| lordosis | abnormal forward curvature of the lower soine |
| kyphosis | abnormal curvature of the upper spine |
| closed reduction | returnign bones without surgery |
| opend reduction | returning bones with surgery |
| external fxation | fixiing a bone from outside the body |
| internal fixation | fixing a bone form inside the body |
| acl | anterior cruciate ligament |
| pcl | posterior cruciate ligament |
| mcl | median collateral ligament |
| lcl | lateral collateral ligament |
| emg | electromyogam |
| cts | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| md | muscular dystrophy |
| oa | osteoarthritis |
| ra | rhumetood athritis |
| from | full range of motion |
| rom | range of motion |
| nsaid | nosteroidal anti inflammatory drug |
| orfi | 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 |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | head /skull |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meningi/o | meniges |
| dur/o | dura |
| neur/o | nerve |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling or sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o | mind |
| physc/o | mind |
| somn/o | sleep |
| somn/i | sleep |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | knowledge |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear |
| neuroglycopenia | low blood sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movement |