Chapter 15

Front 1

Osteoblast

Back 1

Bone cell that helps form body tissue.

Front 2

Blast

Back 2

WILL COME BACK

Front 3

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Back 3

Compression of the median never as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist

Front 4

Electromyography

Back 4

EMG , recording the strength of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation

Front 5

Calc/o, calci/o

Back 5

Calcium

Front 6

Kyph/o

Back 6

Humpback , hunchback

Front 7

Lamin/o

Back 7

Lamina , part of vertebral arch

Front 8

Lord/o

Back 8

Curve, swayback , anterior curvature

Front 9

Lumb/o

Back 9

Lions, lower back

Front 10

Myel/o

Back 10

Bone marrow

Front 11

Orth/o

Back 11

Straight

Front 12

Oste/o

Back 12

Bone

Front 13

Scoli/o

Back 13

Crooked , bent , lateral curvature

Front 14

Spondyl/o

Back 14

Vertebra

Front 15

Verterb/o

Back 15

Vertebra

Front 16

-clast

Back 16

To break

Front 17

-Blast

Back 17

Embryonic or immature cell

Front 18

-listhesis

Back 18

Slipping

Front 19

-malacia

Back 19

Softening

Front 20

-physis

Back 20

To grow

Front 21

-porosis

Back 21

Pore , passage

Front 22

-tome

Back 22

Instrument to cut

Front 23

Acetabul/o

Back 23

Acetabulum , hip socket

Front 24

Calcane/o

Back 24

Calcaneus, heel

Front 25

Carp/o

Back 25

Carpals , wrist bones

Front 26

Calvicul/o

Back 26

Clavical , collar bone

Front 27

Cost/o

Back 27

Ribs

Front 28

Crani/o

Back 28

Cranium , skull

Front 29

Femor/o

Back 29

Femur , tigh bone

Front 30

Fibul/o

Back 30

Fibula , smaller leg bone

Front 31

Humer/o

Back 31

Humerus , upper arm bone

Front 32

Ili/o

Back 32

Ilium , upper part of pervic bone

Front 33

Ischi/o

Back 33

Ischium , posterior part of the pelvic bone

Front 34

Malleol/o

Back 34

Malleolus , process on each side of the ankle

Front 35

Mandibul/o

Back 35

Mandible

Front 36

Maxill/o

Back 36

Maxilla

Front 37

Metacarp/o

Back 37

Metacarpals

Front 38

Metatars/o

Back 38

Metatarsals

Front 39

Olecran/o

Back 39

Olecranon, elbow

Front 40

Petell/o

Back 40

Patella

Front 41

Pelv/i

Back 41

Pelvis

Front 42

Perone/o

Back 42

Fibula

Front 43

Phalang/o

Back 43

Phalanges

Front 44

Pub/o

Back 44

Pubis , anterior part of pelvis bone

Front 45

Radi/o

Back 45

Radius , forearm bone

Front 46

Scapul/o

Back 46

Scapula

Front 47

Stern/o

Back 47

Sternum , breast bone

Front 48

Tars/o

Back 48

Tarsals, bone of the hindfoot

Front 49

Tibi/o

Back 49

Tibia, shin bone

Front 50

Uln/o

Back 50

Ulnar , forearm bone little finger side

Front 51

Ewing sarcoma

Back 51

Rare malignant tumor arising in bone, most often occurred in children

Front 52

Exostosis

Back 52

Bony growth (benign) arising from the surface of bone

Front 53

Fracture

Back 53

Traumatic breaking of a bone

Front 54

Osteogenic sarcoma , osteosarcoma

Back 54

Common malignant tumor arising from osteoblast , found primarily in children and adolescents

Front 55

Osteomalacia

Back 55

Softening of bone with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone

Front 56

Osteomyelitis

Back 56

Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection

Front 57

Osteoporosis

Back 57

Decrease in bone density (mass) thinning and weakening of bone

Front 58

Talipes

Back 58

Congenital abnormality of the hindfoot (involving the talus)

Front 59

Ankyl/o

Back 59

Stiff

Front 60

Arthr/o

Back 60

Joint

Front 61

Articul/o

Back 61

Joint

Front 62

Burs/o

Back 62

Bursa

Front 63

Chondr/o

Back 63

Cartilage

Front 64

Ligament/o

Back 64

Ligament

Front 65

Rheumat/o

Back 65

Watery flow

Front 66

Synov/o

Back 66

Synovial membrane

Front 67

Ten/o

Back 67

Tendon

Front 68

Tendin/o

Back 68

Tendon

Front 69

-desis

Back 69

To bind , tie together

Front 70

-stenosis

Back 70

Narrowing

Front 71

Arthritis

Back 71

Inflammation of any joint

Front 72

Ankylosing spondylitis

Back 72

Chronic , progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints , primarily of the spine

Front 73

Gouty arthritis (gout)

Back 73

Inflammation and painful swelling of the joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body

Front 74

Osteoarthritis

Back 74

Prigressive, degenerative Joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of the bone

Front 75

Rheumatoid arthritis

Back 75

Chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain caused by an autoimmune reaction against joint tissue , particularly the synovial membrane

Front 76

Bunion

Back 76

Enlargment of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe

Front 77

Dislocation

Back 77

Displacement of a bone from its joint

Front 78

Ganglion cyst

Back 78

Fluid filled sac raising from joint capsule or tendons , typically in the hand

Front 79

Herniation of an intervertebral disk

Back 79

Abnormal protrusions of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal or spinal nerves.

Front 80

Lyme disease (Lyme arthritis)

Back 80

Disorder marked by arthritis , myalgia, and malaise: cause is a bacterium carried by a tick

Front 81

Sprain

Back 81

Trauma to ligaments without rupture

Front 82

Systemic lupus erythematosus SLE

Back 82

Chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases involving joints, skin, kidneys, central nervous system , heart and lungs

Front 83

Flexion

Back 83

Bending a limb

Front 84

Extension

Back 84

Straightening out the limb

Front 85

Dorsiflexion

Back 85

Opposite motion of stepping on the gas pedal

Front 86

Plantar flexion

Back 86

Sole on the foot

Front 87

Fasci/o

Back 87

Fascia

Front 88

Fibr/o

Back 88

Fibrous connective tissue

Front 89

Leiomy/o

Back 89

Smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs

Front 90

Bone scan

Back 90

Uptake of a radioactive susbtace is measured in bone

Front 91

Computed tomography CT

Back 91

X-Ray beam and computer provide cross sectional and other images

Front 92

Diskography

Back 92

X-Ray examination of cervical or lumbar interverteral disk after injection of contrast into nucleus pulposus (interior of the disk)

Front 93

Electromyography EMG

Back 93

Recording the strength of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation

Front 94

Magnetic resonance imaging MRI

Back 94

Magnetic field creates images of soft tissue

Front 95

Muscle biopsy

Back 95

Removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examination

Front 96

Arthroscopy

Back 96

Visual examination of a joint with an arthroscope and television camera

Front 97

Bone density test (bone densitometry)

Back 97

Low energy x-Ray absorption in bone of the spinal column , pelvis, and wrist is used to measure bone mass

Front 98

Uric acid test

Back 98

Measurement of uric acid in serum

Front 99

Arthrocentesis

Back 99

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space

Front 100

Arthroplasty

Back 100

Surgical repair or replacement of a joint

Front 101

Muscular dystrophy

Back 101

Group of inherited disease characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers without involvement of the nervous system

Front 102

Polymyositis

Back 102

Chronic inflammatory myopathy

Front 103

Antinuclear antibody test ANA

Back 103

Detects an antibody present in serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus SLE AND other autoimmune diseases

Front 104

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR

Back 104

Measures time it takes for erythrocyes to settle to the bottom of the test

Front 105

Rheumatoid factor test RF

Back 105

Serum is tested for the presence of an antibody found in patients with rhematoid arthritis

Front 106

Serum calcium Ca

Back 106

Measurments of calcium level of serum

Front 107

Serum creatine kinase CK

Back 107

Measurement of the enzyme creatine kinase in serum

Front 108

Poly-

Back 108

Many , much

Front 109

My/o

Back 109

Muscle

Front 110

Myocardi/o

Back 110

Heart muscle

Front 111

Myos/o

Back 111

Muscle

Front 112

Plant/o

Back 112

Sole of the foot

Front 113

Rhabdomy/o

Back 113

Skeletal muscle connected to bone

Front 114

Sarc/o

Back 114

Muscle and flesh

Front 115

-asthenia

Back 115

Lack of strength

Front 116

-trophy

Back 116

Development , nourishment

Front 117

Ab-

Back 117

Away from

Front 118

Ad-

Back 118

Towards

Front 119

Dorsi-

Back 119

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