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Medical Terminology
creative assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| articul/o | joint |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| bone | specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes (bone cells); forms the skeleton |
| spongy bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity; also called cancellous bone |
| long bones | elongated bones of the arms and legs |
| endosteum | membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone |
| medullary cavity | cavity within the shaft of the long bones, filled with bone marrow |
| articular cartilage | a gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate (join) |
| joint capsule | sac enclosing the articulating ends of bones forming a synovial joint |
| striated muscle | voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton; also called skeletal muscle |
| tendon | a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
| frontal plane | vertical division of the body into front(anterior) and back(posterior) portions; also called coronal plane |
| transverse plane | horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions; also called horizontal plane |
| dorsal | back of the body; also called posterior |
| superior | situated above another structure, toward the head; also called cephalic |
| proximal | toward the beginning or origin of a structure; for example, the proximal aspect of the femur (thigh bone) is the area closest to where it attaches to the hip |
| supine | horizontal recumbent; lying flat on the back ("on the spine") |
| eversion | turning outward, that is, of a foot |
| hypotonia | reduced muscle tone or tension |
| tetany | tension; prolonged, continuos muscle contraction |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints characterized by pain, swelling, redness, warmth, and limitation of motion |
| bunion | swelling of the joint at the base of the great toe |
| fracture | broken or cracked bone |
| spiral fracture | bone break in which the fracture line is helical, usually resulting from a twisting injury |
| myositis | inflammation of muscle |
| osteosarcoma | type of malignant bone tumor |
| rickets | osteomalacia in children, causes bone deformity |
| kyphosis | anteriorly concave curvature of the thoracic spine (humped-back condition) |
| spondylosis | stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae caused by joint degernation |
| arthroscopy | procedure using an arthroscope to examine, diagnose, and repair a joint from within |
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