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36 Cards in this Set
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What musculoskeletal term means rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)?
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rhabd/o
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What musculoskeletal term means malignant skeletal muscle tumor?
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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What musculoskeletal term means a term of reference that health professionals use when noting body planes, positions,or directions: the person is assumed to be standing upright (erect), facing forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart, with arms at the sides and palms facing forward; the patient is visualized in this pose when applying any other term of reference?
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anatomic or anatomical position
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What musculoskeletal term means joint pain?
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arthralgia
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What musculoskeletal term means inflammation of the joints characterized by pain,swelling, tiredness,warmth, and limitation of motion?
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arthritis
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What musculoskeletal term means acute attacks of arthritis,usually in a single joint (especially the great toe), caused by hyperuricemia (an excessive level of uric acid in the blood)?
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gouty arthritis
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What musculoskeletal term means most common form of arthritis, especially affecting the weight-bearing joints (e.g.,knee or hip), characterized by the erosion of articular cartilage?
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osteoarthritis (OA)
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What musculoskeletal term means most crippling form of arthritis; characterized by chronic, systemic inflammation,most often affecting joints and synovial membranes (especially in the hands and feet) and causing ankylosis and deformity?
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rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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What musculoskeletal term means puncture for aspiration of a joint?
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arthrocentesis
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What musculoskeletal term means binding or fusing of joint surfaces?
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arthrodesis
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What musculoskeletal term means procedure using an arthroscope to examine, diagnose,and repair a joint from within?
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arthroscopy
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What musculoskeletal term means repair or reconstruction of a joint?
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arthroplasty
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What musculoskeletal term means shrinking of muscle size?
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atrophy
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What musculoskeletal term means joint?
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articul/o
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What musculoskeletal term means lying down, especially in a bed; lateral decubitus is lying on the side?
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decubitus
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What musculoskeletal term means lying face down and flat?
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prone
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What musculoskeletal term means horizontal recumbent; lying flat on the back (“on the spine”)?
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supine
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What musculoskeletal term means lying down?
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recumbent
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What musculoskeletal term means arm?
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brachi/o
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What musculoskeletal term means neck?
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cervic/o
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What musculoskeletal term means rib?
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cost/o
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What musculoskeletal term means grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones?
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crepitus
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What musculoskeletal term means digit (finger or toe)?
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dactyl/o
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What musculoskeletal term means pain of the fingers or toes?
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Dactylalgia
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What musculoskeletal term means DJD?
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degenerative joint disease
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What musculoskeletal term means front of the body?
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anterior(A)
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What musculoskeletal term means back of the body?
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posterior(P)
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What musculoskeletal term means situated below another structure, away from the head?
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inferior
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What musculoskeletal term means toward the side?
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lateral
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What musculoskeletal term means toward the beginning or origin of a structure;for example, the aspect of the femur (thigh bone) is the area closest to where it attaches to the hip?
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proximal
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What musculoskeletal term means away from the beginning or origin of a structure; for example, the aspect of the femur (thigh bone) is the area at the end of the bone near the knee?
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distal
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What musculoskeletal term means bending at the joint so that the angle between the bones is decreased?
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flexion
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What musculoskeletal term means flabby, relaxed, or having defective or absent muscle tone?
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flaccid
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What musculoskeletal term means hypotonic?
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reduced muscle tone or tension
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What musculoskeletal term means broken or cracked bone?
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fracture (Fx)
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What musculoskeletal term means humped-back?
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kyph/o
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