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medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcostal | below a rib or the ribs |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| costal | pertaining to a rib or ribs |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone (often involving bone marrow) |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| tend/o | tendon |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| my/o | muscle |
| osteoporosis | bone loss (loss of bone mass) |
| sprain | injury to a joint that causes pain, severity depends on degree of injury to ligaments or tendons. |
| emboli | (plural for embolus) foreign material brought to the vessel. (ex: bits of tissue, tumor cells, globules of fat, air bubbles, clumps of bacteria, blood clots) |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat (<60 BMP) |
| tachycardia | rapid heart beat (>100BMP) |
| homeostasis | equilibrium of the internal environment of the body |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot |
| aneurysm | a ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an artery |
| arrhythmia | irregularity of loss of rhythm of heartbeat (aka dysrhythmia) |
| thrombosis | formation of internal blood clots |
| splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
| lymphoma | cancer with in the lymphatic system |
| lymphadenitis | inflamation of the lymph nodes |
| lymphadenopathy | any disease of the lymph nodes |
| lymphadenoma | enlargement of lymphnode (not to be confused with lymphedema) |
| lymphedema | accumulation of lymph in tissue and the resultant swelling (swelling of lymphs) |
| open reduction | exposing a broken bone by surgery and aligning it |
| closed reduction | pulling a broken bone into alignment with out surgery |
| arthroscopy | direct visualization of the interior of a joint using an arthroscope |
| arthroscope | special fiberoptic endoscope used for direct visualization of interior of a joint (arthroscopy) |
| arthropathy | any disease of a joint |
| arthrotomy | incision of a joint |
| tendoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
| ankylosis | immobile and stiff joint |
| endoscope | device that allows observation of the inside of a hollow organ or cavity |
| endoscopic | pertaining to viewing inside, pertaining to endoscopic examination. (endo=inside, scop=to view, ic=pertaining to) |
| endocardium | lining inside the heart |
| pericardium | the sac that encloses the heart (sac around the heart) |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium (sac around the heart) |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| arteriopathy | disease of the arteries |
| arteritis | inflammation of an artery |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| arthrocentesis | procedure extracting fluid with a needle from synovial joints (entry into a joint space with a needle to remove fluid) |
| hematopoiesis | the formation and development of blood cells (generally takes place in the bone marrow, but some WBC's are produced in lymphoid tissue) |
| kyphosis | humback or hunchback (exaggerated curvature of the spine) |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of the arms and legs (quadri=4, plegia=paralysis) |
| paraplegia | paralyss of the lower portion of the body and of both legs |
| strain | excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that it is injured or trauma to a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| osteoarthritis | form of arthritis in which one or many joints undergo degenerative changes, particularly loss of articular cartilage. (DJD degenerative joint disease) |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| osteomalacia | abnormal softening of the bone (skeletal disorder characterized by a disturbance in bone metabolism) |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| thorac/o | chest |
| -algia | pain |
| cardi/o | heart |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| intervertebral | between two adjoining vertebrae |
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