Medical Transcription Lesson 29 Terms

Front 1

LLE, LUE, RLE, RUE

Back 1

Left lower extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, right upper extremity

Front 2

/emesis, /emetic

Back 2

vomiting

Front 3

/lucent, /lucency

Back 3

transmits light, a white spot on an x-ray

Front 4

/valgus, valgus

Back 4

bent outward

Front 5

/varus, varus

Back 5

bent inward

Front 6

acetabul/o

Back 6

vinegar cup

Front 7

Achilles tendon

Back 7

tendon at back of lower leg connecting heel bone to calf muscle.

Front 8

acromion

Back 8

The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle.

Front 9

aerobic, anaerobic

Back 9

aerobic; requires oxygen.
anaerobic; requires no oxygen.

Front 10

alveol/o

Back 10

alveolus, alveoli
Lung air sac where gas exchange with the blood occurs

Front 11

ambulat/o

Back 11

walking

Front 12

ankyl/o

Back 12

stiff, fused

Front 13

apposition

Back 13

The act of adding; application; accretion.
The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side.

Front 14

articul/o

Back 14

jointed

Front 15

diaphysis

Back 15

main section of a long bone.

Front 16

metaphysis

Back 16

section of bone between diaphysis and epiphysis.

Front 17

epiphysis

Back 17

the end of a long bone

Front 18

medullary canal

Back 18

marrow cavity in center of bone.

Front 19

periosteal membrane

Back 19

membrane around bones, lining

Front 20

circum/

Back 20

around

Front 21

clubbing

Back 21

condition where toes and fingers thicken and widen. Sign of heart or lung problems.

Front 22

condyl/o

Back 22

knuckle

Front 23

cruciat/o

Back 23

crossed

Front 24

cyst

Back 24

Baker's, bone
Hernia-like cysts in synovial membranes, especially of the knee joints, produced by synovial fluid escaping from a joint through a natural channel or thorugh a hernial opening in the synovial membrane. Limited extension with mild aching and stiffness of knee. Occur at any age, but more frequent in males 15 to 30 years of age. Aetiology unknown.

Front 25

Paget's disease, osteitis deformans

Back 25

Chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and softening of bones. Paget's quickens pace of breakdown and build up of bone causing structurally disorganized bone that is mishapen and larger than normal.

Front 26

Hansen's disease

Back 26

Leprosy. Chronic infectious disease. Characterized by granulomatous lesions on skin, mucous membranes, peripheral nervous system and bones.

Front 27

Albers-Schonberg disease

Back 27

A syndrome of excessive calcification of bones causing marble like appearance with increased radiological density of the skeleton.

Front 28

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Back 28

Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris).

Front 29

Osgood-Schlatter disease

Back 29

Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent.

Front 30

extremity pulses

Back 30

radial, brachial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis.

Front 31

fibul/o

Back 31

fibula

Front 32

fontanelle

Back 32

anterior fontanelle, posterior fontanelle

Front 33

comminuted fracture

Back 33

a crushed or shattered bone

Front 34

greenstick fracture

Back 34

A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent

Front 35

compression fracture

Back 35

A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are especially common with osteoporosis.

Front 36

Barton's fracture

Back 36

Intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint.

Front 37

Colles' fracture

Back 37

Transverse fracture of the radius just above the wrist with displacement of hand backward and outward (dorsal displacement of the distal fragment).

Front 38

gangli/o

Back 38

knot, ganglion

Front 39

glen/o

Back 39

shoulder, genoid

Front 40

gout

Back 40

a disorder marked by high levels of uric acid in the blood; usually experienced as arthritis in one joint

Front 41

humer/o

Back 41

humerus

Front 42

hyster/o

Back 42

uterus

Front 43

idiosyncratic

Back 43

relating to a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

Front 44

infarct, infarction

Back 44

An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen.

Front 45

kyph/o

Back 45

hump

Front 46

lepromat/o

Back 46

leprosy or Hansen's disease

Front 47

ligament/o

Back 47

ligament

Front 48

luxat/o

Back 48

slipped, dislocated

Front 49

MCP,MTP

Back 49

metacarpal-phalangeal, metacarpophalangeal, metatarsal-phalangeal, metatarsophalangeal

Front 50

mast/o

Back 50

breast or breast-shaped, mastoid process or sinus

Front 51

menisc/o

Back 51

meniscus( curved surface of a liquid in a container) or crescent

Front 52

navicul/o

Back 52

navicular bone (bone on side of foot); little boat

Front 53

oblique

Back 53

Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular, horizontal, sagittal, or coronal plane of the body. In radiography, a projection that is neither frontal nor lateral.

Front 54

olecranon

Back 54

Of or pertaining to the bony tip of the elbow. The olecranon is, in fact, the near end of the ulna, the bone in the forearm, that forms the pointed portion of the elbow. The triceps muscle tendon of the back of the arm attaches to the olecranon.

Front 55

phalang/o

Back 55

phalanx, phalanges(finger bone)

Front 56

pigment/o

Back 56

colored

Front 57

styloid process

Back 57

a long, pointed projection, particularly a long spine projecting downward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone.

Front 58

zygomatic process

Back 58

a projection in three parts, from the frontal bone, temporal bone, and maxilla, by which they articulate with the zygomatic bone.

Front 59

mastoid process

Back 59

a conical projection at the base of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.

Front 60

palatine process

Back 60

In the embryo, medially directed shelves from the oral surface of the maxillae; they develop into the secondary palate after midline fusion.

Front 61

quadr/i, quadr/u

Back 61

four or fourths

Front 62

RA

Back 62

rheumatoid arthritis

Front 63

rheumat/o

Back 63

watery discharge, rheumatic condition

Front 64

sciatica

Back 64

Sciatica is a common pregnancy-related condition. Pain in the leg, lower back, and buttocks is caused by pressure of the growing uterus on the sciatic nerve. Sometimes applying heat and resting will relieve the condition

Front 65

scaph/o

Back 65

boat-shaped

Front 66

sin/o, sinus/o

Back 66

sinus, a cavity

Front 67

sinus

Back 67

sphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, maxillary, mastoid

Front 68

snuff-box

Back 68

A hollow seen on the radial aspect of the wrist when the thumb is extended fully

Front 69

ten/o, tendin/o

Back 69

tendon

Front 70

trapezi/o

Back 70

trapezius muscle, trapezium bone

Front 71

trochant/o, trochanter/o

Back 71

runner, part of femur

Front 72

uln/o

Back 72

ulna

Front 73

vertebral levels

Back 73

cervical=C1-C7
thoracic=T1-T12
lumbar=L1-L5

Front 74

volar

Back 74

Referring to the vola; denoting either the palm of the hand or sole of the foot.

Front 75

WDWN

Back 75

well developed, well nourished

Front 76

lepromat/o

Back 76

leprosy or Hansen's disease

Front 77

ligament/o

Back 77

ligament

Front 78

luxat/o

Back 78

slipped, dislocated

Front 79

MCP,MTP

Back 79

metacarpal-phalangeal, metacarpophalangeal, metatarsal-phalangeal, metatarsophalangeal

Front 80

mast/o

Back 80

breast or breast-shaped, mastoid process or sinus

Front 81

menisc/o

Back 81

meniscus( curved surface of a liquid in a container) or crescent

Front 82

navicul/o

Back 82

navicular bone (bone on side of foot); little boat

Front 83

oblique

Back 83

Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular, horizontal, sagittal, or coronal plane of the body. In radiography, a projection that is neither frontal nor lateral.

Front 84

olecranon

Back 84

Of or pertaining to the bony tip of the elbow. The olecranon is, in fact, the near end of the ulna, the bone in the forearm, that forms the pointed portion of the elbow. The triceps muscle tendon of the back of the arm attaches to the olecranon.

Front 85

phalang/o

Back 85

phalanx, phalanges(finger bone)

Front 86

pigment/o

Back 86

colored

Front 87

styloid process

Back 87

a long, pointed projection, particularly a long spine projecting downward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone.

Front 88

zygomatic process

Back 88

a projection in three parts, from the frontal bone, temporal bone, and maxilla, by which they articulate with the zygomatic bone.

Front 89

mastoid process

Back 89

a conical projection at the base of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.

Front 90

palatine process

Back 90

In the embryo, medially directed shelves from the oral surface of the maxillae; they develop into the secondary palate after midline fusion.

Front 91

quadr/i, quadr/u

Back 91

four or fourths

Front 92

RA

Back 92

rheumatoid arthritis

Front 93

rheumat/o

Back 93

watery discharge, rheumatic condition

Front 94

sciatica

Back 94

Sciatica is a common pregnancy-related condition. Pain in the leg, lower back, and buttocks is caused by pressure of the growing uterus on the sciatic nerve. Sometimes applying heat and resting will relieve the condition

Front 95

scaph/o

Back 95

boat-shaped

Front 96

sin/o, sinus/o

Back 96

sinus, a cavity

Front 97

sinus

Back 97

sphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, maxillary, mastoid

Front 98

snuffbox

Back 98

A hollow seen on the radial aspect of the wrist when the thumb is extended fully

Front 99

ten/o, tendin/o

Back 99

tendon

Front 100

trapezi/o

Back 100

trapezius muscle, trapezium bone

Front 101

trochant/o, trochanter/o

Back 101

runner, part of femur

Front 102

uln/o

Back 102

ulna

Front 103

vertebral levels

Back 103

cervical=C1-C7
thoracic=T1-T12
lumbar=L1-L5

Front 104

volar

Back 104

Referring to the vola; denoting either the palm of the hand or sole of the foot.

Front 105

WDWN

Back 105

well developed, well nourished

Front 106

xiphoid

Back 106

Sword-shaped; applied especially to the xiphoid process

Front 107

zygomatic/o, zyg/o

Back 107

junction, zygoma bone

Front 108

T&A

Back 108

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Front 109

drip-suck irrigation

Back 109

suction drainage

Front 110

immobilization, immobilizer

Back 110

The act of rendering whole or part of the body immobile, whether accidental or deliberate. Sometimes to promote healing, like in a cast.

Front 111

reduction

Back 111

reduce

Front 112

arthroplasty, joint replacement

Back 112

glenohumeral joint replacement, patellofemoral joint replacement, Colonna capsular arthroplasty, Thompson prosthetic arthroplasty, Charnley low-friction arthroplasty

Front 113

nuclear bone scan, bone survey

Back 113

nuclear medicine test, x-rays of long bones, ribs, spine and skull

Front 114

curettage, curettement

Back 114

the use of a sharp, spoon-like instrument (a curet) to scrape away tissue that is abnormal or to obtain a sample that can be analyzed

Front 115

casts and splints

Back 115

spica, walking, long-leg, Thomas leg splint, Velcro splint

Front 116

orthopedic appliances

Back 116

Harrington rod, Kirschner wire, 4-hole plate, titanium plate, Steinmann pin

Front 117

AFB

Back 117

acid-fast bacilli

Front 118

Motrin

Back 118

drug

Front 119

Indocin

Back 119

drug

Front 120

SMAC-20

Back 120

lab test on serum levels

Front 121

Tylenol #3

Back 121

drug

Front 122

methyl methacrylate cement

Back 122

used to cement prosthetic joints

Front 123

Cardizem

Back 123

drug

Front 124

Nitro-Bid

Back 124

drug

Front 125

nitroglycerin

Back 125

drug

Front 126

erythromycin

Back 126

drug

Front 127

Feldene

Back 127

drug

Front 128

dapsone

Back 128

drug

Front 129

thalidomide

Back 129

drug

Front 130

Naprosyn

Back 130

drug

Front 131

oxacillin

Back 131

drug

Front 132

O.D., O.S., oculus dexter, oculus sinister

Back 132

right eye, left eye

Front 133

/active

Back 133

acting