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YTI-Med Term - Bone diseases/abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| -malacia | softening |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior |
| synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -physis | growth |
| sub- | under, below |
| -porosis | porous |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| -clast | to break, surgical fracture |
| tend/o | tendon |
| my/o | muscle |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped |
| brachi/o | arm |
| pub/o | pelvis bone |
| cephal/o | head |
| orth/o | straight |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix uteri |
| femor/o | femur |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| rhabdomy/o | rod shaped muscle |
| calcane/o | calcaneum |
| pod/o | foot |
| acromi/o | acromion |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| dactyl/o | fingers and toes |
| cost/o | ribs |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| kyph/o | hill, mountain |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius |
| syn- | union, together, joined |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| thorac/o | chest |
| fasci/o | band, fascia |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| carp/o | carpus |
| ped/i | foot, child |
| an- | without, not |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus |
| metatars/o | metatarsus |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| -malacia | softening |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior |
| synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -physis | growth |
| sub- | under, below |
| -porosis | porous |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| -clast | to break, surgical fracture |
| tend/o | tendon |
| my/o | muscle |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped |
| brachi/o | arm |
| pub/o | pelvis bone |
| cephal/o | head |
| orth/o | straight |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix uteri |
| femor/o | femur |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| rhabdomy/o | rod shaped muscle |
| calcane/o | calcaneum |
| pod/o | foot |
| acromi/o | acromion |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| dactyl/o | fingers and toes |
| cost/o | ribs |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| kyph/o | hill, mountain |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius |
| syn- | union, together, joined |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| thorac/o | chest |
| fasci/o | band, fascia |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| carp/o | carpus |
| ped/i | foot, child |
| an- | without, not |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus |
| metatars/o | metatarsus |
| What are skeletal muscles also called? | voluntary or striated |
| What are smooth muscles also called? | involuntary or visceral muscles |
| What do bones provide? | framework, protection, storage, producing of blood cells. |
| What are the 4 types of bones? | short, long, irregular, flat |
| What bone is needed for speaking and chewing? | mandible |
| mastication | chewing |
| How many bones in the vertbral column? | 26 |
| What is the point where bones meet to allow movement called? | articulate |
| A broken bone is called? | fracture |
| The disease where the bone density decreases? | osteoporosis |
| What are the 3 types of spinal curvatures? | scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis |
| Inflammation of the joints is called? | arthritis |
| What is a systemic disease that changes the joints? | rheumatoid arthritis |
| Osteoarthritis is also called? | degenerative joint disease |
| A genetic disease that characterized by gradual atrophy and weakening of muscle tissue. | muscular dystrophy |
| Stiffness and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery or abnormal bone fusion. | ankylosis |
| claudication | lameness, limping |
| exacerbation | increase in severity of a disease or of any of its symptoms |
| Replacment part for a limb? | prosthesis |
| Partial or incomplete dislocation is called? | subluxation |
| Technique to measure bone density for detecting osteoporosis. | DEXA dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| Visual examination of a joint is called? | arthroscopy |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| C1, C2 and so on | first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on |
| Ca | calcium; cancer |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyography |
| Fx | fracture |
| HD | hemodialysis; gip disarticulation; hearing distance |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| ROM | range of motion |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
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