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Ch 15 Muscular/skel
Musculoskeletal terms
Term | Definition |
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athralgia | joint pain |
arthrocentesis | puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint |
arthroclasia | surgically breaking a joint |
arthrodesis | fusion of a joint |
arthrogram | record of a joint |
arthritis | joint inflammation |
arthrotomy | incision into a joint |
arthroscope | instrument to view inside a joint |
bursectomy | removal of a bursa |
buritis | inflammation of a bursa |
chondrectomy | removal of cartilage |
chondromalacia | cartilage softening |
chondroma | cartilage tumor |
chondroplasty | surgical |
cortical | pertaining to the outer portion |
intracranial | pertaining to inside the skull |
craniotomy | incision into the skull |
medullary | pertaining to the inner portion |
myeloma | bone marrow tumor |
ostealgia | bone pain |
osteochondroma | bone and cartilage tumor |
osteoclasia | to surgically break a bone |
osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
osteotomy | incision into a bone |
osteopathy | bone disease |
osteotome | instrument to cut bone |
synovitis | inflammation of synovial |
synovectomy | removal of the synovial membrane |
intravertebral | pertaining to between vertebrae |