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MUSCULAR SYSTEM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| arth/o | joint |
| brachl/o | upper arm |
| burs/o | bursa (small fluid sac found near joint) |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head,skull |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscle together) |
| femor/o | femur |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| muscul/o , my/o , myo/o | muscular |
| oste/o | bone |
| -physis (epiphysis, diaphysis) | growth |
| spongdyl/o | vertebrae |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| ton/o | ton,tension |
| achondroplasia | a defect in the formation of cartilage |
| analgesic | a drug that relieves pain |
| ankylosing spondylitis | a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae |
| ankylosis | joint stiffness |
| antiarthritic | a drug that opposes joint inflammation |
| anti-inflammatory | a drug that opposes inflammation |
| antipyretic | a drug that opposes fever |
| arthrodysplasia | abnormal joint development |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| arthrocele | hernia of a joint |
| arthrocentesis | puncture of a joint |
| arthroclasia | the therapeutic breaking of a joint to allow for increased mobility |
| arthrodesis | the surgical fixation of a joint |
| arthrodynia | joint pain |
| arthrectomy | removal of a joint |
| arthrogram | visual record of a joint |
| arthrography | procedure used to examine a joint |
| arthrolysis | loosening a stiff joint |
| arthropathy | joint disease |
| arthroplasty | reconstruction of a joint |
| arthrosclerosis | hardening of the joints |
| arthroscope | instrument for looking into a joint |
| arthroscopy | procedure of looking into a joint |
| arthrotomy | incision into a joint |
| atrophy | underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| bursectomy | removal of a bursa |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| bursolith | a stone in a bursa |
| bursopathy | disease of the bursa |
| bursotomy | incision into a bursa |
| carpectomy | removal of all or part of the wrist |
| carpitis | wrist inflammation |
| cervicodynia | neck pain |
| chondrectomy | removal of cartilage |
| chondroma | a tumorlike growth of cartilage tissue |
| chondromalacia | abnormal softening of the cartilage |
| chrondro-osteodystrophy | poor development of bones and cartilage |
| chondroplasty | reconstruction of cartilage |
| closed reduction | returning bones to their proper position without the use of surgery |
| costalgia | rib pain |
| costectomy | removal of a rib |
| costochondritis | inflammation of the cartilage of the rib |
| craniectomy | removal of a portion of the skull (bone is not replaced) |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| craniosynostosis | the premature fusing of the skull bones |
| craniotomy | removal of a portion of the skull (bone is later replaced) |
| crepitation | from Latin, for “rattle” or “creaking”; a crackling sound heard in joints |
| dactylitis | finger inflammation |
| dyskinesia | inability to control movement |
| dystaxia | poor coordination |
| dystonia | poor muscle tone |
| effusion | fluid buildup |
| electromyogram | record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
| electromyography | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| exostosis | an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| external fixation | a fixation of a fractured bone from the outside (i.e., using a cast or splint) |
| fasciectomy | removal of fascia |
| fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| fasciodesis | binding of fascia |
| fascioplasty | reconstruction of fascia |
| fasciorrhaphy | suturing of fascia |
| fasciotomy | incision into fascia |
| fracture | from Latin, for “break”; a bone break |
| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
| hydrarthrosis | water (fluid) in a joint |
| hyperkinesia | increase in muscle movement or activity |
| hypertonia | increased muscle tone or tightness |
| hypertrophic spondylitis | overdevelopment of the vertebrae, causing inflammation |
| hypertrophy | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
| hypokinesia | decrease in muscle movement or activity |
| hypotonia | decrease in muscle tone or tightness |
| Internal Fixation | fixing the fracture bone from the inside (using plates, screws, pins) |
| kyphosis | humped back, forward curvature on upper spine |
| lordosis | sway back, forward curvature of the lower spine |
| metacarpectomy | removal of the metacarpal (bone of the hand) |
| metatarsalgia | pain in the bones of the foot |
| muscular dystrophy | poor muscle development |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myectomy | removal of muscle |
| myocele | hernia in the muscle tissue |
| myoclonus | violent muscle contraction |
| myodesis | binding of the muscle |
| myodynia | muscle pain |
| myofascitis | inflammation of the muscle and fascia |
| myography | procedure for studying muscles |
| myolysis | lose, breakdown of muscle |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| myomalacia | muscle softening |
| myomectomy | removal of muscle tissue |
| myopathy | muscle disease |
| myorrhapy | muscle suture |
| myosacroma | cancerous muscle tissue |
| myosclerosis | hardening of muscle |
| myositis | inflammation of muscle |
| myotasis | stretching of the muscles |
| myotomy | incision into muscle |
| myotonia | muscle tone |
| necrotizing fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia, causing the death of tissue |
| open reduction | returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery |
| orthotics | a device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body |
| ostalgia, ostealgia | bone pain |
| ostectomy, osteectomy | removal of bone |
| osteitis | inflammation of bone |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of joints |
| osteocarcinoma | cancerous bone tumor |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage |
| osteochondroma | tumor in the bone and cartilage |
| osteodynia | bone pain |
| osteodystrophy | poor development of bone |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | a disease in which the bones do not develop correctly; also known as brittle bone disease |
| osteolysis | bone loss |
| osteomalacia | bone softening |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| osteonecrosis | death of bone |
| osteopathy | bone disease |
| osteopneia | reduction in bone volume |
| osteoplasty | reconstruction of bone |
| osteoporosis | loss of bone density |
| osteosacroma | cancerous bone tumor |
| osteosclerosis | hardening of the bone |
| osteotomy | incision into bone |
| polydactyly | multiple fingers on hand (more than normal fingers) |
| polymyositis | inflammation on multiple muscles |
| prosthesis | a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function |
| pyarthrosis | pus in the joint |
| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of the joint is called rheumatoid because its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever |
| scoliosis | crooked back or abnormal curvature of the spine |
| septic arthritis | inflammation of the joint caused by infection |
| spinal stenosis | abnormal narrowing of the spine |
| spondylitis | inflammation vertebrae |
| spondyloarthropathy | joint disease of the vertebrae |
| spondylolisthesis | dislocation of the vertebrae |
| spondylolysis | loss, breaking down of the vertebrae |
| spondylomalacia | softening of the vertebra |
| spondylodynia | pain in the vertebrae |
| spondylosis | vertebra condition |
| spondylosyndesis | fusing together of multiple vertebrae |
| sternotomy | incision in the sternum |
| subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
| syndactyly | fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers or toes |
| tardive dyskinesia | condition characterized by the loss of muscle control |
| tarsectomy | removal of all or a portion of the ankle |
| tarsoclasia | the surgical fracture of the ankle (i.e., to treat clubfoot) |
| tarsoptosis | flat feet |
| tenalgia | tendon pain |
| tendectomy | removal of a tendon |
| tendonitis tendinitis | tendon inflammation |
| tendoplasty | reconstruction of a tendon |
| tenodesis | binding of a tendon |
| tenolysis | freeing/loosening a tendon |
| tenonectomy | removal of a tendon |
| tenoplasty | reconstruction of a tendon |
| tenorrhaphy | suture the tendon |
| tenotomy | incision of the tendon |
| tibialgia | pain in tibia (shinbone) |
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