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Ch10C med term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| C1, C2, etc. | first cervical vertebra, second vertebra, etc. |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DEXA, DXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiomentry |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DMARDs | disease modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| DO, D.O. | doctor of osteopathy |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk) |
| IV | intravenous |
| L1 | first lumbar vertebra |
| MD | doctor of medicine |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
| leiomy | smooth muscle |
| muscul | muscle |
| my | muscle |
| rhabd | rod shaped |
| brachi | arm |
| carp | wrist |
| cephal | head |
| cervic | neck, cervix |
| clavicul | clavicle, collar bone |
| leiomyoma | tumor of the smooth muscle |
| mucullar | pertaining to muscle |
| muoma | tumor of the muscle |
| rhabdomyoma | tumor of rod shaped muscle |
| brachioalgia | pain of the arm |
| carpoptosis | displacement of the wrist |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| cervicodyia | pain in the neck |
| clavicular | pertaining to the clavicle |
| oma | tumor |
| ar | pertaining to |
| oid | resembling |
| algia | pain |
| ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| ad | toward |
| dynia | pain |
| cost | ribs |
| crani | cranium |
| dactyl | fingers and toes |
| humero | humerus |
| metacarp | metacarpus |
| phalango | phalanges |
| radi | radiation, x-ray |
| spndyl | vertebrae |
| vertebr | vertebrae |
| stern | sternum |
| thorac | chest |
| calcane | calcaneum, heel bone |
| femor | femur |
| costectomy | excision of the ribs |
| craniotomy | incision into the cranium (skull) |
| dactylitis | inflammation of the fingers and toes |
| humeroscapular | pertaining to the scapula and humerus |
| metacarpectomy | excision of the metacarpals |
| phalangectomy | excision of the phalanges |
| radial | pertaining to radiation |
| spondylitiss | inflammation of the vertebrae |
| intervertebral | pertaining to the space between vertebrae |
| sternad | toward the sternum (breastbone) |
| thoracodynia | pain in the chest |
| calcaneodynia | pain in the calcaneus (heel bone) |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur |
| fibul | fibula |
| ili | ilium |
| isschi | isshiuum |
| lumb | loins (lower back) |
| metatars | metatarsus (foot bones) |
| patell | patella (kneecap) |
| pelv/ I or O | pelvis |
| pod | foot |
| pub | pubis |
| tibi | tibia |
| fibulocalcaneal | pertaining to the fibula and heel bone |
| ischiodynia | pain in the ischium |
| tomy | incision |
| itis | inflammation |
| inter | between |
| lumbodynia | pain in the lower back |
| metatarssalgia | pain in the metatarsals |
| patellectomy | excision of the kneecap |
| pelvimetry | measuring the pelvis |
| metry | the act of measuring |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis |
| podiatry | foot medicine |
| iatry | medicine, treatment |
| pubococcygeal | pertaining to the coccyx (tailbone) and pubis |
| tibiofermoral | pertaining to the femur and tibia |
| ankyl | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| ankylosis | stiffness of a joint |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| arthr | joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joinnt |
| fasci | band |
| fascioplasty | repair of a fascia |
| plasty | repair |
| fibro | fiber, fibrous |
| fibroma | tumor of fibrous tissue |
| kypho | humpback |
| kyphosis | condition of a humpback |
| lamino | lamina (part of the vertebral arch) |
| laminectomy | excision of the lamin |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| lordosis | abnormal condition of a swayback |
| myel | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| myelocyte | cell of the bone marrow |
| cyte | cell |
| orth | straight |
| othropedicst | treats musculoskeletal disorders iad associated structures |
| ped | foot, child |
| ist | specialist |
| osteo | bone |
| osteoma | bone tumor |
| ped | foot, child |
| pedograph | produces an imprint of the foot |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| scoli | crooked bentq |
| scoliosis | abnormal condition of a lateral spinal curvature |
| synov | synovial fluid |
| synovectomy | excision or removal of synovial fluid |
| ten | tendon |
| tend | tendon |
| tendin | tendon |
| tenodesis | binding of a tendon |
| desis | binding, fixation |
| tendoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| asthenia | weakness, debiity |
| myasthenia | weakness of the muscle |
| clasia | to break, surgical fracture |
| osteoclasia | surgical fracture of a bone |
| clast | to break, surgical fracture |
| osteoclast | a cell that breaks down the matrix of bone |
| desiss | binding, fixation |
| arthrodesis | fixation of a joint |
| malacia | softening |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chondromalacia | deterioration (softening) of cartilage |
| porosis | porous |
| osteoporossis | porous bones |
| sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| a- | without, not |
| chondrosarcoma | tumor of the cartilage |
| atrophy | without nourishment |
| dystrophy | painful development |
| trophy | nourishment |
| syn | together, union, joined |
| syndactylism | fingers, toes |
| ism | condition |
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