Question | Answer |
Appendage | An bdy part attached to main structure |
Articulation | joint |
cancellous | located at the end of long bones |
Cruciate Ligaments | Ligaments that form an X |
Hematopoiesis | Production and development of blood cells |
Ankly/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
Arth/o | Joint |
Kyph/o | humpback |
lamin/o | Apart of each vertebrea |
Lord/o | curve, swayback |
Myel/o | Bone marrow |
Orth/o | Straight |
scoli | bent |
Acromi | Projection of scapula |
dactyle/o | fingers, toes |
pod/o | foot |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
leiomyo | smooth muscle |
rhabd/o | rod shape |
ashenia | weakness, debility |
clasia | to break |
desis | binding |
malacia | softening |
physis | growth |
dys | bad, painful |
ankylosis | stiffening and immobility of joint |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | compression of medial nerve within the carpal tunnel |
Claudication | limping |
contracture | prevents normal mobility |
Crepitation | Dry, grating sound; caused by bones rubbing up against one another |
Electromyography | electrical stimulation to record strength of muscle contraction |
excerbation | increase in servitity |
Ganglion Cyst | tumor in tendon shealth |
hemarthrosis | effusion of blood |
hypotonia | loss of muscular tone |
multiple myeloma | tumor that inflitrates the bone and red bone marrow |
osteophyte | bone spur, bony outgrowth |
Phantom Limb | amputation of limb |
Prosthesis | artificial extremeity |
Rickets | osteomalcia in children (Vitamin D deficiency) |
Sequestrum | bone seperated from surrounding tissue |
Spondylolishesis | slipping of vertebrae |
Spondylosis | Degeneration of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae |
Sprain | Tearing of ligament |
Strain | exert physical force |
Subluxation | incomplete dislocation |
Talipes Equinovarus | one or both feet pulled inward called clubfoot |
Arthrography | Radiographs taken after there is an injection into a joint |
Bone Density Tests | low energy Xray absorption |
Computed Tomography (CT) | Xray and computer to make a series of cross sectional images |
Discography | examination of intervetebral disk structures |
Lumbosacral Spinal Radiography | radiography of lumbar and sacral vertebrae |
Myelography | radiography of spinal cord after injection |
Scintigraphy | Nuclear medicine procedure |
reduction | procedure that restores bone to normal postition |
casting | stiff dressing to allow NO movement during healings process |
Amputaiton | removal of extremeity |
athrocentesis | remove accumulated fluid |
arthroclasia | surgical breakin gof joint to provide movement |
Arthroscopy | defects, excise tumors, abtian biopsies |
bone grafting | transplanting bone tissue |
bursectomy | excision of bursa |
laminectomy | posterior arch of vertebrae |
Revision Surery | replace worn out prothesis |
Sequestrectomy | excision of sequestrum |
synovectomy | excision of synovial membrane |
Calcium supplements | prevent hypercalcemia |
Gold Salts | treat arthritis |
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | suppress inflammation |
Salicylates | releive mild to moderate pain |
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasms |
ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
AE | Above Elbow |
AK | Above the knee |
BE | Below Elbow |
Bk | Below Knee |
Appendage | An bdy part attached to main structure |
Articulation | joint |
cancellous | located at the end of long bones |
Cruciate Ligaments | Ligaments that form an X |
Hematopoiesis | Production and development of blood cells |
Ankly/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
Arth/o | Joint |
Kyph/o | humpback |
lamin/o | Apart of each vertebrea |
Lord/o | curve, swayback |
Myel/o | Bone marrow |
Orth/o | Straight |
scoli | bent |
Acromi | Projection of scapula |
dactyle/o | fingers, toes |
pod/o | foot |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
leiomyo | smooth muscle |
rhabd/o | rod shape |
ashenia | weakness, debility |
clasia | to break |
desis | binding |
malacia | softening |
physis | growth |
dys | bad, painful |
ankylosis | stiffening and immobility of joint |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | compression of medial nerve within the carpal tunnel |
Claudication | limping |
contracture | prevents normal mobility |
Crepitation | Dry, grating sound; caused by bones rubbing up against one another |
Electromyography | electrical stimulation to record strength of muscle contraction |
excerbation | increase in servitity |
Ganglion Cyst | tumor in tendon shealth |
hemarthrosis | effusion of blood |
hypotonia | loss of muscular tone |
multiple myeloma | tumor that inflitrates the bone and red bone marrow |
osteophyte | bone spur, bony outgrowth |
Phantom Limb | amputation of limb |
Prosthesis | artificial extremeity |
Rickets | osteomalcia in children (Vitamin D deficiency) |
Sequestrum | bone seperated from surrounding tissue |
Spondylolishesis | slipping of vertebrae |
Spondylosis | Degeneration of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae |
Sprain | Tearing of ligament |
Strain | exert physical force |
Subluxation | incomplete dislocation |
Talipes Equinovarus | one or both feet pulled inward called clubfoot |
Arthrography | Radiographs taken after there is an injection into a joint |
Bone Density Tests | low energy Xray absorption |
Computed Tomography (CT) | Xray and computer to make a series of cross sectional images |
Discography | examination of intervetebral disk structures |
Lumbosacral Spinal Radiography | radiography of lumbar and sacral vertebrae |
Myelography | radiography of spinal cord after injection |
Scintigraphy | Nuclear medicine procedure |
reduction | procedure that restores bone to normal postition |
casting | stiff dressing to allow NO movement during healings process |
Amputaiton | removal of extremeity |
athrocentesis | remove accumulated fluid |
arthroclasia | surgical breakin gof joint to provide movement |
Arthroscopy | defects, excise tumors, abtian biopsies |
bone grafting | transplanting bone tissue |
bursectomy | excision of bursa |
laminectomy | posterior arch of vertebrae |
Revision Surery | replace worn out prothesis |
Sequestrectomy | excision of sequestrum |
synovectomy | excision of synovial membrane |
Calcium supplements | prevent hypercalcemia |
Gold Salts | treat arthritis |
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | suppress inflammation |
Salicylates | releive mild to moderate pain |
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasms |
ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
Appendage | An bdy part attached to main structure |
AK | Above the knee |
BE | Below Elbow |
Articulation | joint |
Bk | Below Knee |
cancellous | located at the end of long bones |
Cruciate Ligaments | Ligaments that form an X |
Hematopoiesis | Production and development of blood cells |
Ankly/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
Arth/o | Joint |
Kyph/o | humpback |
lamin/o | Apart of each vertebrea |
Lord/o | curve, swayback |
Myel/o | Bone marrow |
Orth/o | Straight |
scoli | bent |
Acromi | Projection of scapula |
dactyle/o | fingers, toes |
pod/o | foot |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
leiomyo | smooth muscle |
rhabd/o | rod shape |
ashenia | weakness, debility |
clasia | to break |
desis | binding |
malacia | softening |
physis | growth |
dys | bad, painful |
ankylosis | stiffening and immobility of joint |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | compression of medial nerve within the carpal tunnel |
Claudication | limping |
contracture | prevents normal mobility |
Crepitation | Dry, grating sound; caused by bones rubbing up against one another |
Electromyography | electrical stimulation to record strength of muscle contraction |
excerbation | increase in servitity |
Ganglion Cyst | tumor in tendon shealth |
hemarthrosis | effusion of blood |
hypotonia | loss of muscular tone |
multiple myeloma | tumor that inflitrates the bone and red bone marrow |
osteophyte | bone spur, bony outgrowth |
Phantom Limb | amputation of limb |
Prosthesis | artificial extremeity |
Rickets | osteomalcia in children (Vitamin D deficiency) |
Sequestrum | bone seperated from surrounding tissue |
Spondylolishesis | slipping of vertebrae |
Spondylosis | Degeneration of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae |
Sprain | Tearing of ligament |
Strain | exert physical force |
Subluxation | incomplete dislocation |
Talipes Equinovarus | one or both feet pulled inward called clubfoot |
Arthrography | Radiographs taken after there is an injection into a joint |
Bone Density Tests | low energy Xray absorption |
Computed Tomography (CT) | Xray and computer to make a series of cross sectional images |
Discography | examination of intervetebral disk structures |
Lumbosacral Spinal Radiography | radiography of lumbar and sacral vertebrae |
Myelography | radiography of spinal cord after injection |
Scintigraphy | Nuclear medicine procedure |
reduction | procedure that restores bone to normal postition |
casting | stiff dressing to allow NO movement during healings process |
Amputaiton | removal of extremeity |
athrocentesis | remove accumulated fluid |
arthroclasia | surgical breakin gof joint to provide movement |
Arthroscopy | defects, excise tumors, abtian biopsies |
bone grafting | transplanting bone tissue |
bursectomy | excision of bursa |
laminectomy | posterior arch of vertebrae |
Revision Surery | replace worn out prothesis |
Sequestrectomy | excision of sequestrum |
synovectomy | excision of synovial membrane |
Calcium supplements | prevent hypercalcemia |
Gold Salts | treat arthritis |
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | suppress inflammation |
Salicylates | releive mild to moderate pain |
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasms |
ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
AE | Above Elbow |
AK | Above the knee |
BE | Below Elbow |
Bk | Below Knee |
CDH | Congenital dislocation of hip |
CTS | Caroal Tunnel Syndrome |
DEXA | Dual energy Xray Absorptiometry |
DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease |
EMG | electromyograohy |
Fx | Fracture |
MG | maysthenia Gravis |
HD | Hemodialysis |
HNP | Hernated Nuclues Pilposus |
HP | hemipelvectomy |
IS | intracostal space |
IM | intramuscular infection |
KD | Knee Disarticulation |
LS | lumboscral spine |
MG | myasthenia Gravis |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
MS | musculoskeletal |
RA | rheumatiod arthritis |
THA | Total hip arthoplasty |
TRAM | Transverse recutus abdominis Muscle |