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Medical Terminology Skeletal System Disease/Procedures/Drugs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
| anti-inflammatory | agent that counteracts inflammation |
| anitpyretic | agent that reduces fever |
| narcotic | drug that relieves pain and induces sleep by depressing the central nervous system |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| chiropractor | a practitioner of the field of medicine concerning the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the musculoskeletal system; (adjustments for healing) |
| physical therapist | a health professional trained in therapy that is used to preserve, enhance, or restore movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease |
| orthopedic surgeon | a surgeon concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system |
| prosthetist | a specialist in the creation and fitting of prosthetics |
| radiologic technologist | healthcare professionals who specialize in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of pathology (SPECIALIZE IN CT AND X-RAYS) |
| shin | tibia |
| heel | calcaneus |
| funny bone | where the ulnar nerve rests against the humerus |
| fingers and toes | phalanges |
| breast bone | sternum |
| collor bone | clavicle |
| kyphosis | abnormal outward curvature; humpback |
| lordosis | abnormal forward curvature; swayback |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature |
| spina bifida | split spine; congenital defect |
| osteoporosis | condition of small holes in the bones; loss of bone denisty |
| sprain | trauma to the surrounding ligaments of a joint |
| fracture | break in a bone |
| amputation | surgical removal of a limb |
| cast | solid mold of a body part to immobilize fractures |
| bone grafting | transplanting tissue from one part of body to another to repair defect |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation; use of steel rods and screws to realign broken bone |
| prosthesis | artificial replacement of a missing body part |
| CRIF | closed reduction internal fixation; external manipulation to restore fractured bone; cast, splint, traction |
| lumbar puncture | spinal tap; needle aspiration of cerebral spinal fluid through the lumbar vertebrae |
| X-ray | radiographic image to diagnose skeletal changes |
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