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Musculo-skeletal
Musculoskeletal System Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cervical Spine | vertebrae 1-7 |
| Thoracic Spine | vertebrae 8-19 (12 total), chest cavity, curvature of the spine |
| Lumbar Spine | vertebrae 20-24 (last 5), lower back |
| cranium | eight bones of the head |
| coccyx | tail bone |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| scapula | shoulder bone |
| femur | thigh (upper leg) bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| tibia | shin (front of lower leg) bone |
| fibula | thin leg bone (back of lower leg) |
| tarsal | ankle |
| metatarsal | foot |
| phalanges | toe bones |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| ulna | lower arm, little finger side |
| radius | lower arm, thumb side |
| carpals | wrist bones |
| metacarpals | top of hand |
| phalanges | finger bones |
| arthro | joint |
| costo | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| ilio | ilium (part of the pelvis) |
| sacro | sacrum |
| chondro | cartilage |
| plasty | surgical repair or correction |
| scopy | observation |
| trophy | nutrition, growth, development |
| dis | separation, away from |
| intra | within, into, inside |
| myo | muscle |
| dys | difficult, painful |
| total hip arthroplasty | hip replacement surgery |
| myoma | benign (noncancerous) tumor of muscle tissue |
| Muscular Dystrophy | progressive crippling (weakening) disease of the muscles |
| osteoma | tumor comprised of bone |
| Ruptured Disk | slipped disc, usually in lower back |
| torn ligament | tissue at a joint is stretched |
| tendonitis | inflammation of a tendon (attaches muscle to bone) |
| chondritis | inflammation of cartilage |
| scoliosis | lateral (side to side) curvature of spine |
| arthroplasty | plastic repair of joint |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | inflammation of the joint in 20-40 year-olds; includes fever, weight loss, and stiffness of the joints |
| osteoarthritis | chronic inflammation of the joints in older people |
| costectomy | removal of a rib |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| fracture | broken bone |
| atrophy | without development |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium |
| sternal puncture | insertion of a needle into the sternum to collect bone marrow |
| arthrogram | x-ray of a joint |
| laminectomy | removal of the lamina, for a ruptured disc |
| dystrophy | bad or faulty development |
| Orthopedics | the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the muscles and bones or fracture of bones |
| osteoporosis | abnormal condition causing bones to become brittle |
| mandible fracture | broken lower jaw |
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