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AMT Skel What's the
What's the word skeletal
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| incision into bone | Osteotomy |
| instrument used to cut bone | osteotome |
| bone pain | ostealgia |
| inflammation of bone | osteitis |
| immature bone cell | osteoblast |
| bone dissolving cell | osteoclast |
| tissue around bone | periosteum |
| tissue lining internal cavities of bone | endosteum |
| condition where bones have become porous | osteoporosis |
| pertaining to the neck | Cervical |
| inflammation of sac containing synoval fluid for lubrication | bursitis |
| cartilage softening | chondromalacia |
| cartilage tumor | chondroma |
| apain in tailbone | coccygodynia |
| between the ribs | intercostal |
| referring to ribs and cartilage | costochondral |
| incision into thorax | thoracotomy |
| creation of more or less permanent opening into thorax to place drainage tube | thoracostomy |
| referring to wrist | carpal |
| beyond the wrist (referring to bones in hand) | metacarpal |
| referring to the ankles | tarsal |
| involuntary contraction of hand (writer's cramp) | chiropasm |
| puncture of joint to remove fluid | Arthrocentesis |
| process of examining a joint | arthroscopy |
| instrument used to examine a joint | arthroscope |
| procedure to take an X Ray image of a joint | arthrography |
| binding of a joint | arthrodesis |
| surgical repair of joint | arthroplasty |
| joint pain | arthralgia |
| condition of bleeding into a joint | hemarthrosis |
| surgically breaking joint to restore mobility | arthroclasia |
| fluid (water) in joint | hydroarthrosis |
| incision into skull | craniotomy |
| binding/fusion of vertebrae | spondylosyndesis |
| slipping of vertebrae | spondylolisthesis |
| Condition where one is crooked/bent/stiff | ankylosis |
| image of finger/fingerprint | Dactylogram Polydactyly Syndactyly Chirospasm Dactylospasm Ischialgia Kyphosis Lordosis Lumbodynia Scoliosis Traction Bilateral Contralateral Substernal Sternotomy |
| having more than 5 fingers/toes on hand/feet | polydactyly |
| condition where fingers/toes fused (webbed) | syndactyly |
| hip pain | ischialgia |
| humpback | kyphosis |
| referring to lower back | lumbar |
| bent backwards/swayback | lordosis |
| lateral curvature of spine | scoliosis |
| use of pulling force to align bones | traction |
| lower back pain | lumbodynia |
| on both sides | bilateral |
| on the opposite side | contralateral |
| incision into breast bone | sternotomy |
| under the breast bone | substernal |
| branch of medicine dealing with musculoskeletal conditions | orthopedics |
| under the collar bone | subclavicular |
| without an arm | abrachia |
| arm pain | brachialgia |
| bone pain | ostealgia |
| upon growth (wide ends of long bones) | epiphysis |
| through growth (shaft of long bone) | diaphysis |
| slow movement | bradykinesia |
| difficulty moving | dyskinesia |
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