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discussion week 2
musculoskeletal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ostalgia (aws-TAL-jah) | bone pain |
| arthrodynia (ar-throh-DAI-nee-ah) | joint pain |
| ankylosis (an-kih-LOH-sis) | joint stiffness |
| dystaxia (dis-TAK-see-ah) | poor coordination |
| mycosis (mai-KOH-sis) | fungus condition |
| cranial hematoma (KRAY-nee-al HEE-mah-TOH-mah) | a hematoma beneath the skull |
| myelocele (MAI-el-oh-SEEL | a hernia of the spinal cord |
| neuritis (nir-AI-tis) | nerve inflammation |
| anosmia (an-awz-mee-ah) | lack of a sense of smell |
| polyneuritis (PAW-lee-nir-AI-tis) | inflammation of multiple nerves |
| hyperopia (HAI-per-Oh-pee-ah | farsightedness |
| presbycusis (PREZ-bih-KOO-sis) | loss of hearing in old age |
| otosclerosis (OH-toh-skleh-ROH-sis) | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
| otopyorrhea (OH-toh-PAI-oh-REE-ah) | discharge of pus from the ears |
| dacryorrhea (DAK-ree-oh-REE-ah) | excessive tearing |