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Chapter 3
Medical Terminology from chapter 3
Term | Definition |
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scoli/o | twisted |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
patell/o | knee cap |
rhabd/o | rod-shaped or striated (skeletal) |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
uln/o | ulna |
cervic/o | neck |
dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
kyph/o | humpback |
lei/o | smooth |
compact bone | tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones |
spongy bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity |
cancellous bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity |
diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
medullary cavity | cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow |
periosteum | a fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone |
bone marrow | soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones |
red bone marrow | functions to form red blood cells, some white blood cells, and platelets; found in the cavities of most bones in infants and in the flat bones in adults |
yellow bone marrow | gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bones; functions as storage for fat tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells |
fascia | a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle |
tendon | a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
synovial membrane | membrane lining the capsule of a joint |
CAT | computed axial tomography |
BKA | below knee amputation |
AP | AP |
A | anterior |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
OA | osteoarthritis |
ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation |
P | posterior or pulse |
PT | physical therapy |