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Musculoskeletal Syst
Deciphering the Code
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteocytes | Cartilage and bone(osteo) cells (cytes) |
| Hypertonia | Increased(hyper) muscle tone(tonia) or tightness |
| Diaphysis | Long, middle shaft of the bone |
| Metaphysis | Connects the diaphysis and the epiphysis |
| Thoracic | Chest section |
| Dystonia | Poor (dys)muscle tone (tonia) |
| Myalgia | Muscle(myo) pain (algia) |
| Myospasm | Muscle(myo) spasm (involuntary contraction) |
| Tenalgia | Tendon (ten) pain (algia) |
| Hypotonia | Decrease (hypo)in muscle tone(tonia) or tightness |
| CPS | Carpal Tunnel System |
| BDT | Bone density testing |
| EMG | Electromyography |
| MD | Muscular Dystrophy |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| Colles' fracture | Distal radius fracture above the wrist joint named after Sir Abraham Colles |
| Monteggia Fracture | Fracture proximal of the elbow named after Giovanni Battista Monteggia |
| Maisonneuve Fracture | Proximal fibula fracture with distal tibial injury named after Jules Germain Francois Maisonneuve |
| Lisanfranc Fracture | Injury to the midfoot carpal bones named after Jaques Lisfranc de St. Martin |
| Barton’s fracture | Distal radius fracture with intra-articular extension named after John Rhea Barton |