med term chapter 6 self test

comminuted

a _____ fracture means the bones are broken up into small parts

colle's wrist fracture

a break in the distal portion of the radius and ulna of the arm

Cartilage

a gristle like connective tissue structure between bones

myofibril

a group of myofilaments make up

shoulder

a muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of "winged scapulae" means that they have a problem with their

knee

a patient with genu osteoporosis means that the condition is located in their

sprain

a sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule

tennis elbow

a teat of the tendons that hook the muscles of the forearm to the elbow

one who/draws/toward

ad/duct/or means

lordosis

an abnormal anterior concave curvature of the spine and is referred to as swayback

crooked, stuff, bent/condition

ankylosis means

weakness

asthenia means

forceful tearing away of part of a body structure

avulsion means

armpit

axillo- means

ligaments

bands of connective tissue that hold bones together

cheek

bucco- means

sac inflamed

burs/itis means

chondroma

cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor

carpal tunnel syndrome

characterized by soreness, tenderness, and weakness of the muscles of the thumb caused by pressure on the median nerve

clavicle

cleido- means

kypho-

combining for for the term that means hump or hunchback"

gout

condition that causes buildup of uric acid crystals in the blood with deposition in joints is

finger/toe

dactylo- means

tooth

dento-, donto-, and odonto-, mean

fiber

fibro- means

fibers/muscle/pain

fibromyalgia means

forehead or front

frons- means

knees are bent outward

genu varum

hyperuricemia

gout is caused by

fasciculus

groups of muscle fiber bundles and their coverings are referred to as

the toes are bent over or down

hammer toe means

ruptured or protruded

herniated disc in reference to an intervertebral cartilage means that the cartilage has

open fracture

if a fracture has a protrusion through the skin, it is a

in a circle

if an athlete is circumducting their arm, they are moving it

moving it towards his body

if john is adducting his arm, he is

hand

mano- means

crescent shaped

meniscus literally means

chin

mento- means

faulty muscle development

muscular dys/trophy means

back of the head

occiputo- means

shoulder

omo- means

to draw tight

on old french, strain means

inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

osteoarthritis is

bone/marrow/inflamed

osteomyelitis means

sunken chest

pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as

flat foot

pes planus means

excision of a finger or toe bone

phalang/ectomy means

spine

rachio- means

auto immune disease often with cartilaginous hypertrophy

rheumat/oid arthr/itis refers to

tearing of shoulder joint soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons

rotary cuff avulsion means

crooked and bent

scolio- means

fatigue fractures

stress fractures are also referred to as

partial joint dislocation

sub/luxation means

prepatellar bursitis

swelling of the bursa below the knee is known as

ankle

talus means

pod/iatr/ist

term for a specialist who treats and diagnosis foot diseses and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is an

pes planus

term meaning flat footed

calcin/osis

term that means abnormal build up of lime or calcium in tissues

myelo-

the combining form ____ means bone marrow or spinal cord

cost/o and pleuro-

the combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are

rachi/o and spondyl/o

the combining word forms that refer to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" are

inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn

the diagnostic term anterior polio/myel/itis means an

muscle heavy and weak

the diagnostic term my/asthenia gravis actually means

arthr/itis

the diagnostic term that means "inflamed joint"

Osteoporosis

the diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density

thoracic cavity

the lungs and heart are found in the

kyphosis

the medical condition of _____ is the backward bending of the thoracic spinal vertebrae

chondr/o/plasty

the surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called

wound

trauma refers to

tendon

what attaches muscles to bone

achilles tendon

what is the strongest tendon in the body

cranio-

what means "skull"

orbito-

what word part means socket?

gnatho-

word part for jaw?

pollex-

word part that means thumb

artho/gram

x ray film (recording) of a joint is