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cervical

The neck section of the spine

Part of the spine

thoracic

The chest and upper back portion of the spine

Part of the spine

lumbar and sacral

The lower back of the spine

Part of the spine

costo

Ribs

brachio

Upper arm bone

Part of the arm

radius and ulna

The two bones of your forearm

Part of the arm

carpe

Wrist

femur

Hip bone

Part of the legs

tibia and fibula

The two Shin bones

Part of the leg

tarsal

Ankle

Part of the leg

oste/o

Bone

crani/o

Skull

spondyl/o

Vertebra

flexion

When a joint bends

How a joint moves

extension

When a joint straightens

How I joint moves

Abduction

When a joint widens to movie part away from the body

How a joint moves

adduction

The Joint Narrows to bring Parts back to the body

How the joint moves

What do tendons do

They hold muscle to bone

What do ligaments do

They hold bones together

Costalgia

Rib pain

Metatarsalgia

Pain in the bones of the foot

Ostalgia, ostealgia, osteodynia

Bone pain

Spondylodynia

Vertebra pain

Tibialgia

Shin pain

Ankylosis

Joint stiffness

Arthralgia, arthrodynia

Joint pain

Cervicodynia

Neck pain

Crepitation

A crackling sound heard in joints

Genu valgum

Knock-kneed

Genu varum

Bow-legged

Bradykinesia

Slow movement

Dyskinesia

Inability to control movement

Dystaxia

Poor condition

Dystonia

Poor muscle tone

Graphospasm

Writer's cramp

Myalgia

Muscle pain

Myasthenia

Muscle weakness

Myodynia

Muscle pain

Myospasm

Muscle spasm

Tenalgia

Tendon pain

Arthrocentesis

Puncture of a joint

Arthrogram

Visual record a joint

Arthrography

Procedure used to examine a joint

Arthroscope

Instrument for looking into a joint

Arthroscopy

Procedure of looking into a joint

Computed axial tomography CAT or CT

Imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross-sections along an axis

Electromyogram

A record of the electrical activity of a muscle

Electromyography

Procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle

Myography

Procedure for studying muscles

Osteimetry

Procedure for measuring bone

Carditis

Wrist inflammation

Craniomalacia

Softening of the skull

Exostosis

An abnormal growth of bone out of another bone

Osteodystrophy

Poor bone development

Osteolysis

Bone loss

Osteonecrosis

Death of bone

Osteosclerosis

Abnormal hardening of the bone

Polydactyly

Having more than the normal number of fingers or toes

Syndactyly

Fusion of fingers or toes

Tarsoptosis

Flat feet

Bursolith

A stone in a bursa

Effusion

Fluid buildup

Hemarthrosis

Fluid in a joint

Pyarthrosis

Pus in the joint

Myocele

Hernia of muscle tissue

Myolysis

Loss of muscle tissue

Myomalacia

Softening of the muscle

Myosclerosis

Harding of a muscle

Myotasis

Stretching of a muscle

Kyphosis

Humpback

Lordosis

Sway back

Scoliosis

Crooked back

Ankylosing spondylitis

A stiffening inflamation of the vertebrae

chondro-osteodystrophy

Poor development of bone or cartilage

craniosynostosis

The premature fusing of skull bones

Dactylitis

Finger inflammation

osteitis

Bone inflammation

osteochondritis

Inflammation of bone or cartilage

osteogenesis imperfecta

Brittle bone disease

osteomalacia

Softening of the bone

osteomyelitis

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

osteopenia

Reductions of bone volume

osteoporosis

Decreased bone density

osteosarcoma

Cancerous tumors arising out of bone cells

spinal stenosis

Abnormal narrowing of spine

spondyloarthropathy

Joint disease of the vertebrae

spondylolysis

Loss of vertebra structure

septic arthritis

Inflammation of the joints due to infection

osteoarthritis

inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight

arthrocele

hernia of a joint

bursitis

Inflammation of the bursa

subluxation

Partial dislocation of the joint

chondroplasia

A defect in the formation of cartilage

costochondritis

Inflammation of the cartilage of the rib

muscular dystrophy

Disorder characterized by poor muscle development

ACL

Anterior cruciate ligament

MCL

Medial callateral ligament

LCL

Lateral collateral ligament

PCL

Posterior cruciate ligaments

C1-C7

Cervical vertebrae

T1-T12

Thoracic vertebrae

L1-L5

Lumbar vertebrae

S1-S5

Sacral vertebrae