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RT 200
Diseases & Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
Term | Definition |
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Adjacent | situated beside or next to another structure |
Bacterium | single bacteria |
Bunionectomy | excision of a bunion |
Calcanean | heel |
Calcification | accumulation of calcium salts in tissue |
Collegen | gluelike substance found in connective tissue |
Edematous | pertaining to excessive fluid accumulation of fluid in tissue |
Extension | movement that increases the angle between to joints |
Flexion | movement that decreases the angle between two joints |
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment | treatment in an airtight chamber with oxygen atmosphere that is forced under high pressure |
Hyperostosis | abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone |
Skeletal traction | method of immobilization and reduction of a long bone fracture in which traction is applied by means of pins and wires |
Subluxation | partial dislocation |
Synovial | pertaining to fluid around a joint |
Tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
Intraarticular | within a joint |
Laxity | looseness |
Osteotomy | sawing or cutting of a bone |
Planter | pertaining to the sole of the foot |
Abscess | localized collection of pus surrounded by swollen tissue |
Arthrodesis | immobilization of a joint accomplished surgically |
Cheilectomy | surgical resonstruction or replacement of a diseased joint |
Closed reduction | nonsurgical manipulative reduction of a dislocation or fracture |
Echocardiographic | ultrasonographic study of the motion of the walls or structures of the heart |
Hallux | great toe |
Hyperuricemia | excessive uric acid levels in the blood |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | procedure similar to computed tomography that does not require x-rays; large magnetic field is applied and creates an image; useful in visualizing the cardiovascular system, brain, and soft tissue. |
Metatarsophalangeal | pertaining to the metatarsus and phalanges of the toes |
Osteophytes | bony outgrowth, usually branch shaped |
Periosteum | fibrous covering of long bones |
Purluent | containing pus |
Sclerosing | hardening of a body part |
Sequestrum | segment of dead bone; the result o an abscess from a bacterial infection in a bone and bone marrow |
Skeletal traction | method of immobilization and reduction of a long bone fracture in which traction applied by means of pins and needles |
Subluxation | pertaining to fluid around a joint |
Synovial | pertaining to fluid around a joint |
Tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |