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Arthr/o

Joint

Articul/o

Joint

Burs/o

Purse or sac, bursa

Carp/o

Wrist

Chondr/o

Gristle, cartilage

Condyl/o

Knuckle of a joint

Cost/o

Rib

Cran/o, crani/o

Skull, cranium

Fasci/o

Fascia

Femor/o

Thigh, femur

Fibr/o

Fiber

Fibul/o

Fibula

Ili/o

Flank, hip, groin, ilium of the pelvis

Ischi/o

Haunch, hip joint, ischium

Menisc/o

Meniscus

Muscul/o

Muscle

My/o, myos/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Bone marrow

Orth/o

Straight

Ost/o, oste/o

Bone

Pariet/o

Wall

Patell/o

Patella

Ped/o

Child

Petr/o

Stone

Phalang/o

Phalanges

Phys/o

Growth

Pub/o

Pubis

Radi/o

Radius

Sacr/o

Sacred, sacrum

Skelet/o

Skeleton

Spondyl/o

Vertebra

Stern/o

Chest, sternum

Synov/o, synovi/o

Synovial

Tars/o

Tarsal bone

Ten/o, tendon/o

Stretch, tendon

Vertebr/o

Vertebra

Epiphysis (proximal and distal)

Large, rounded ends of bones, filled with spongy bone

Diaphysis

Longer middle part of bone, mainly compact bone

Periosteum

Surrounds bone (endosteum is beneath)

Three parts of skull

Cranium (head), maxilla (upper jawbone), mandible (lower jawbone)

Thorax/chest bones

Clavicle (collarbone), scapula (shoulder blades), sternum, rib, vertebra

Hip/pelvic bones

Ilium (wide hipbones), sacrum, coccyx (tailbone), ischium, pubis

Arm bones

Humerus, radius (connected to thumb), ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

Leg bones

Femur, patella (kneecap), tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

Facial muscles

Frontalis (forehead), orbicularis oculi (around eye)

Neck muscle

Sternocleidomastoid

Shoulder muscles

Trapezius, deltoid

Thorax muscles

Pectoralis major (pecs), latisimus dorsi (lats), serratus anterior

Abdomen muscles

Rectus abdominis, external oblique

Arm muscles

Biceps, triceps

Leg muscles

Rectus femoris, gastrocnemius

Tax/o

Reaction to a stimulus

Troph/o

Development

Arthralgia

Condition of joint pain

Ataxis

Inability to coordinate muscles during a voluntary activity

Atrophy

Reduction in muscle strength due to disuse

Bradykinesia

Abnormally slow movement

Decalcification

Abnormal reduction of calcium in bone

Dyskinesia

Difficulty or pain in movement

Dystrophy

Process of bad or painful development

Hypertrophy

Excessive muscle growth or development

Myalgia

Muscle pain

Tenodynia

Tendon pain

Ankyl/o

Crooked

Kyph/o

Hump

Lith/o

Stone

Lord/o

Bent forward

Por/o

Hole

Sarc/o

Flesh, meat

Scoli/o

Curved

-Genesis

Origin, cause

-Plasia

Formation, growth

-Ptosis

Drooping

Achondroplasia

Disease that causes dwarfism

Ankylosis

Condition of crooked joints

Arthritis

Inflammation and degeneration of a joint, two major forms: osteoarthritis (OA) caused by old age and wear and tear, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which is an autoimmune disease

Arthrochondritis

Inflammation of articular cartilage in synovial joints

Bunion

Enlargement of the joint at the base of the toe

Bursitis

Inflammation of bursa (cushions joints)

Bursolith

Calcium deposit in a bursa of the foot

Carpal tunnel syndrome

CTS, inflammation of the wrist that causes pressure against median nerve

Carpoptosis

Wrist drop, weakness of wrist

Cramps

Painful contractions

DJD

Degenerative joint disease

Duchenne muscular dystrophy


Skeletal muscle degeneration, resulting in progressive muscle weakness and deterioration (DMD)

Epicondylitis

Elbow inflammation

Fibromyalgia

Widespread pain of musculoskeletal structures of limbs, face, and trunk

Fracture types

Colles' (break in distal part of radius), comminuted (results in fragmentation), compression (crushed break), displaced (causes abnormal alignment), epiphyseal (at growth plate), greenstick (slight fissure), Pott's (break at both ankle bones), spiral, transverse, oblique

Gout

Sharp pain in the joints of toes

Herniated disk

Rupture of intervertebral disk

Kyphosis

Hump at upper back

Lordosis

"Sway back"



Scoliosis

Lateral curvature of spine

Marfan's syndrome

Congenital disease, abnormally long limbs and body

Meniscitis

Inflammation of a meniscus

Myasthenia gravis

Progressive failure of muscles to respond to nerve stimulation

Myeloma

Tumor of bone marrow

Myocele

Muscle tear

Myositis

Muscle inflammation

Osteitis

Bone inflammation

Osteitis deformans

Paget's disease, bone deformities due to a failure of bone remodeling

Osteosarcoma

Bone cancer arising from connective tissue, leukemia is another form of bone cancer

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Inherited disease resulting in impaired bone growth and fragile bones

Osteomalacia

Softening of bones

Osteomyelitis

Inflammation of bone marrow

Osteoporosis

Loss of bone density

Polymyositis

Inflammation of many muscles

Rickets

Caused by lack of calcium or vitamin D in children's diets

Rotator cuff or spinal cord injury

Shoulder, SCI

Spondylarthritis

Inflammation of joints of vertebrae

Sprain

Tear of collagen fibers within a ligament

Strain

Stretching a muscle

Temporomandibular joing disese

TMJ, jaw dislocation disease

Tenosynovitis

Form of tendonitis that involves inflammation of synovial membrane surround joint

Arthrocentesis

Aspiration of fluid for joint injuries treatment

Arthroclasia

Stiff joints must be broken to increase range of motion ROM

Arthrodesis

Surgical fixation of a joint

Arthrolysis

Joint is loosened of restrictions

Laminectomy

Herniated disk treatment