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HLHS Chap 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diaphysis | long shaft of the bone |
| epiphysis | ends of the bone |
| metaphysis | area between the diaphysis and epiphysis of the bone |
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o | bone |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| tars/o | ankle |
| flexion | when a joint bends |
| extension | when a joint straightens |
| abduction | widening of a joint to move parts away from the body |
| adduction | when the joint narrows to bring parts back toward the body |
| tendons | holds muscle to bone |
| ligaments | hold bone to bone |
| cartilage | surrounds bones at the joints to allow smooth movement |
| bursae | sacs of fluid under tendons which help keep muscles and bones move smoothly |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| fascia | fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| meta- | after |
| crepitation | a crackling sound heard in joints |
| genu valgum | knock-kneed |
| genu varum | bowlegged |
| graph/o | write |
| -spasm | involuntary contaction |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| kyph/p | bent |
| lord/o | bent backward |
| kyphosis | humped back, abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| lordosis | sway back, abnormal curvature of the lower spine |
| scoli/o | crooked |
| ex- | out |
| -ptosis | drooping condition |
| ef- | out |
| py- | pus |
| -tasis | expansion |
| ankylos- | stiffen |
| im- | not |
| -perfecta | complete |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| sub- | beneath |
| -luxation | dislocation |
| -clonus | turmoil |
| -izing | causing |
| tardive | slow |
| anaigesic | a drug that relieves pain |
| antipyretic | a drug the opposes fever |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -desis | binding |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| Fx | fracture |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| MCL | medial collateral ligament |
| LCL | lateral collateral ligament |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| C1-C7 | cervical (of the neck) vertebrae |
| T1-T12 | thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae |
| L1-L5 | lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae |
| S1-S5 | sacral vertebrae |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| FROM | full range of motion |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OA | osetoarthritis |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| ROM | range of motion |
| WB | weight bearing |
| WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
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