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chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epiphyses | ends of bones |
| diaphysis | middle of bone, also called shift |
| metaphysis | neck, connects the diaphysis with the epiphyses |
| skeleton | framework for your body |
| appendicular | arms and legs |
| axial | center |
| spine | made up of vertebrae |
| upper extremies | arms, wrists, hands |
| lower extremities | legs, ankles, feet |
| oste/o | osteophy, periosteum |
| cervic/o | cervical spine, cervicitis |
| spondyl/o | spondylitis |
| Lumb/o | lumbar, lumbodynia |
| brachi/o | brachiocephalic |
| dactyl/o | adactyly, dactylagia |
| cost/o | costectomy, intercostal |
| carp/o | carapal |
| joints | where two bones meet |
| joint movement | flexion and extension |
| ankylosis | changes in joint |
| dystaxia | changes in coordination, movement, or twitches |
| hypotonia | changes in muscle tone |
| ostalgia | general bone pain |
| tibialgia | specific bone pain |
| arthralgia | conditions of painful joints |
| Genu valgum | conditions of abnormal knees |
| Bradykinesia | conditions of abnormal movement |
| Dystonia | conditions of abnormal tone |
| Myospasm | Miscellaneous problems of muscles |
| observation | diagnostic procedure for bones |
| arthroscopy | diagnostic procedure for joint |