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Anatomy Session 2
Skeletal Terms
Term | Definition |
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Ankylosing Spondylitis | A disease that causes the bones of the spine to grow together |
Arthritis | Inflammation of a joint |
Arthrodesis | Surgical Fixation of a joint |
Arthrogram | Test done by injecting dye into a joint and then taking xrays |
Arthropathy | Joint Disease |
Arthroscopy | A minimally invasive, diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedure used for conditions of a joint |
Bunion | Inflammation and deformity in the joint of a big toe |
Carpal | Pertaining to the wrist bones |
Comminuted Fracture | Fractures shatter the affected part into bony fragments |
Coccygeal | Pertaining to the coccyx |
Colles' Fracture | Occurs in the wrist and affects the distal radius bone |
Compression Fracture | The vertebrae collapse due to trama, tumor, or osteoporosis |
Dactylic | Pertaining to finger or toe |
Epiphyseal Fracture | Fracture of the growth plate of a long bone in children and adolescents |
Femur | Thighbone |
Femoral | Pertaining to the femur and the thigh bone |
Fracture | A break in a bone |
Greenstick Fracture | Fracture where only one side of shaft is broken and other is bent (common in children) |
Hammertoe | A bent deformity in the middle toe joint |
Heel Spur | A bone growth on the heel bone |
Humerus | The bone of the upper arm |
Iliac | Pertaining to the ilium |
Joint | The place where the ends of two or more bones meet |
Kyphosis | Abnormal curvature of thoracic spine (humpback) |
Lordosis | Abnormal anterior curvature of spine, usually lumbar |
Metacarpal | Bones of the hand |
Musculoskeletal System | The complex system involving the body's muscles and skeleton, and including the joints, ligaments, tendons, and nerves |
Myelogram | An xray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space |
Osteoarthritis | Disorder that causes inflammation of a joint as well as swelling, pain, and stiffness |
Osteoblast | Bone-forming cell |
Osteocarcinoma | Cancerous tumor of the bone |
Osteochondritis | Inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
Osteoporosis | Porous bone that develops when bone no longer is replaced as quickly as it is removed |
Osteorraphy | Suture of bone |
Patella | The kneecap |
Patellar | Pertaining to patella |
Phalangeal | Bones of the fingers and toes |
Prosthesis | An artificial body part replacement |
Radius | The shorter of the two bones on the forearm |
Scolios | Lateral curvature of the spine |
Spiral Fracture | Fracture spread along length of a bone and produced by twisting stress |
Sternotomy | Surgical incision of sternum |
Stress Fracture | A bone injury caused by overuse |
Tibia | Shin bone or larger bone of the lower leg |
Transverse Fracture | Fracture breaks the shaft of a bone across the longitudinal axis |
Ulnar Bone | The longer of the two bones in the forearm |