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4.3
Observation and Discovery
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthrocentesis | puncture of a joint |
| arthroscope | instrument for looking into a joint |
| arthroscopy | procedure of looking into a joint |
| electromyogram | a record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
| electromyography | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| myography | procedure for studying muscles |
| arthrogram | visual record of a joint |
| arthrography | procedure used to examine a joint |
| CAT or CT What does is stand for and what is it? | computed axial tomography - imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis |
| kyphosis | humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| lordosis | sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| scoliosis | crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| carpitis | wrist inflammation |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| exotosis | an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone` |
| fracture | a bone break |
| osteodystrophy | poor bone development |
| osteolysis | bone loss |
| osteonecrosis | bone loss |
| osteosclerosis | abnormal hardening of bone |
| polydactyly | having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes) |
| spondylitis | vertebra inflammation |
| spondylomalacia | softening of the vertebra |
| syndactyly | fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers ( or toes) |
| tarsoptosis | flat feet` |
| bursolith | a stone in a bursa |
| effusion | fluid build up |
| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
| hydrarthrosis | water (fluid) in a joint |
| pyarthrosis | pus in a joint |
| atrophy | underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
| hypertrophy | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
| myocele | hernia of muscle tissue |
| myolysis | loss of muscle tissue |
| myomalacia | softening of a muscle |
| myosclerosis | hardening of a muscle |
| myotasis | stretching of a muscle |
| myotonia | muscle tone |