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Chapter 4
Subjective Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| costalgia kaws-TAL-jee-ah | rib pain |
| metatarsalgia MET-ah-tar-SAL-jee-ah | pain in the bones of the foot |
| ostalgia aws-TAL-jee-ah | bone pain |
| osteodynia AWS-tee-oh-DIN-ee-ah | bone pain |
| spondylodynia SPAWN-dih-loh-DIN-ee-ah | vertebra pain |
| tibialgia TIB-ee-AL-jee-ah | tibia (shin) pain |
| ankylosis ANG-kih-LOH-sis | joint stiffness |
| arthralgia ar-THRAL-jee-ah | joint pain |
| arthrodynia AR-throh-DIN ee-ah | joint pain |
| cervicodynia SIR-vih-koh-DIN-ee-ah | neck pain |
| crepitation krep-ih-TAY-shun | a crackling sound heard in joints |
| genu valgum JEH-nyoo VAL-gum | knock-kneed |
| genu varum JEH-nyoo- VAH-rum | bowlegged |
| bradykinesia BRAD-ee-kih-NEE-see-ah | slow movement |
| dyskinesia DIS-kih-nee-zhee-ah | inability to control movements |
| dystaxia dis-TAK-see-ah | poor coordination |
| dystonia dis-TOH-nee-ah | poor muscle tone |
| graphospasm GRAF-oh-spazm | writers cramp |
| hyperkinesia HAI-per-kih-NEE-zhee-ah | increase in muscle movement or activity |
| hypertonia HAI-per-TOH-nee-ah | increased muscle tone or tightness |
| hypokinesia HAI-poh-kih-NEE-zhee-ah | decrease in muscle movement or activity |
| hypotonia HAI-poh-TOH-nee-ah | decreased in muscle tone or tightness |
| myalgia mia-AL-jee-ah | muscle pain |
| myasthenia MAI-as-THEE-nee-ah | muscle weakness |
| myodynia MAI-oh-DIN-ee-ah | muscle pain |
| myospasm MAI-oh-spazm | muscle spasm |
| tenalgia te-NAL-jee-ah | tendon pain |