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 |