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chapter 4

Objective terms

TermDefinition
arthrocentesis AR-throh-sen-TEE-sis a puncture of a joint
arthroscope AR-throh-SKOHP instrument for looking into a joint
arthroscopy ar-THRAWS-koh-pee procedure of looking into a joint
electromyogram eh-LEK-troh-mai-AWG-rah-fee a record of the electrical activity of a muscle
electromyography eh-LEK-troh-mai-AWG-rah-fee procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle
myography mai-AWG-rah-fee procedure for studying muscles
arthrogram AR-throh-GRAM visual record of a joint
arthrography ar-THRAW-ra-fee procedure used to examine a joint
computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) kom-PYOO-ted AK-see-al toh-MAWG-rah-fee imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis
kyphosis kai-FOH-sis humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine
lordosis lor-DOH-sis sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine
scoliosis SKOH-lee-OH-sis crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
carpitis kar-PAI-tis wrist inflammation
craniomalacia kray-nee-oh-mah-LAY-shee-ah softening of the skull
exostosis EK-sos-toh-sis an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone
fracture FRAK-chur a bone break
osteodystrophy AWS-tee-awl-ih-sis poor bone development
osteolysis AWS-tee-awl-ih-sis bone loss
osteonecrosis AWS-tee-oh-neh-KROH-sis death of a bone
osteosclerosis AWS-tee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis abnormal hardening of bone
polydactyly PAWL-ee-DAK-tih-lee having more than the normal number of fingers or toes
spondylitis spawn-dih-LAIT-is vertebra inflammation
spondylomalacia SPAWN-dih-loh-mah-LAY-shee-ah softening of the vertebra
syndactyly sin-DAK-tih-lee fusion (webbing) of the fingers or toes
tarsoptosis TAR-sawp-TOH-sis flat feet
bursolith BIR-soh-lith a stone in a bursa
effusion ee-FYOO-zhun fluid build up
hemarthrosis hem-ar-THROH-sis blood in a joint
hydrathrosis HAI-drar-THROH-sis pus in a joint
atrophy A-throh-fee underdevelopment, decreased, or loss, of muscle tissue
hypertrophy hai-PER-troh-fee overdevelopment of muscle tissue
myocele MAI-oh-seel hernia of muscle tissue
myolysis mai-AWL-ih-sis loss of muscle tissue
myomalacia MAI-oh-mah-LAY-see-ah softening of a muscle
myosclerosis MAI-oh-skler-OH-sis hardening of a muscle
myotasis mai-AWT-ah-sis stretching of a muscle
myotonia MAI-oh-TOH-nee-ah muscle tone
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