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Musculoskeletal Sys.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| complex fracture | displaced fracture that requires manipulation or surgery to repair |
| arthr/o | joint |
| crepitus | grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones (also called crepitation) |
| chondr/o | cartilage (gristle) |
| Tx | Traction |
| ROM | range of motion |
| ROS | review of systems |
| cost/o | rib |
| dcatyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| fasci/o | fascia (a band) |
| compact bone | tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones |
| spongy bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity (also called cancellous bone) |
| cancellous bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity (also called spongy bone) |
| long bones | elongated bones of the arms and legs |
| short bones | square-shaped bones of the wrist and ankles |
| flat bones | thin, flattened bones of the ribs, shoulder blades (scapulae), pelvis and skull |
| irregular bones | bones of the vertebrae and face |
| sesamoid bones | round bones found near joints (e.g., the patella) |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lord/o | bent |
| lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped or striated (skeletal) |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| epiphysis | wide ends of a long bone (physis = growth) |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
| striated muscle | voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton; also called striated muscle |
| skeletal muscle | voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton; also called striated muscle |
| smooth muscle | involuntary muscle found in internal organs |
| cardiac muscle | muscle of the heart |
| origin of a muscle | muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts |
| insertion of a muscle | muscle end attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts |
| ventral | front of the body |
| dorsal | back of the body |
| decubitus | lying down, especially in bed |
| pronantion | turning of the palmar surface (palm of the hand) or plantar surface (sole of foot) downward or backward |
| supination | turning of the palmar surface (palm of the hand) or plantar surface (sole of the foot) upward or forward |
| bursa | a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid |
| ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| NKDA | no known drug allergy |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| BKA | below knee amputation |
| AKA | above knee amputation |
| AP | Anterior - posterior |
| goniometer | instrument used to measure joint angles |
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