Medical Terminology - Musculoskeletal system

What is the strongest tendon in the body?

Achilles tendon

The word axillo- means:

Armpit

The diagnostic term that literally means "inflamed joint" is:

Arthr/itis

The term for x-ray film of a joint is:

Arthro/gram

The diagnostic term rheumatoid arthritis refers to:

Auto-immune disease. Often with cartilaginous hypertrophy

The word occiputo- means:

Back of the head

The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of lime or calcium in tissues is:

Calcin/osis

What is the break in the distal portion of the radius and the ulna of the arm called?

Colles' wrist fracture

The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are:

Cost/o and pleuro-

Which of the following means "skull"

Cranio-

meniscus literally means

Crescent-shaped

The term "Ankylosis" literally means:

Crooked, stiff, bent/condition

The diagnostic term for muscular dystrophy means:

Faulty muscle development

"Fibromyalgia" literally means:

Fiber/muscle/pain

The diagnostic term "avulsion" means:

Forceful tearing away of part of a body structure

A condition that causes buildup of Uris acid in the blood with deposition in joints is:

Gout

The word part that Mano- means

Hand

If an athlete is circumventing their arm, they are moving it

In a circle

A patient with "genu ostesporosis" means the condition is located in their

Knee

The diagnostic term "Genu Varum" means:

Knees are bent outward

The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is:

Kypho-

____ is an abnormal anterior concave curvature of the spine and is referred to as sway back.

Lordosis

If John is adducting his arm, he is

Moving it towards his body

The diagnostic term myasthenia actually means:

Muscle heave and weak

Which term means "flat-footed"

Pes planus

The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot diseases and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par//onych/itis is an

Pod/iatr/ist

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

Rachi/o and spondyl/o

The diagnostic term "herniated disc" in reference to an intervertebral cartilage means that the cartilage is/has:

Ruptured or protruded

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

Shoulder

A ___ is usually a sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule

Sprain

Pectus excavating is more commonly referred to as:

Sunken chest

The diagnostic term for rotary cuff avulsion actually means:

Tearing of the joint soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons

A tear of the tendons that hook the muscle of the forearm to the elbow is:

Tennis elbow

Dento-, donto-, and odontolo- all mean:

Tooth

The combining form "Asthenia" means:

Weakness

What does the word part talus- mean?

ankle

Osteomyelitis literally means:

bone/marrow/inflamed

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

carpal tunnel syndrome

_____ is a gristle-like connective tissue structure between bones

cartilage

What does the word part bucco- mean

cheek

The word Mento- means:

chin

the surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:

chondr/o/plasty

The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:

chondroma

The word part cleido- means:

clavicle

A ____ fracture means the bones are broken up into small parts

comminuted

The combining form scolio— means

crooked, bent

In old French, strain means:

draw tight

The surgical term phalang/ectomy means:

excision of a finger or toe bone

Groups of muscle fiber bundles and their coverings are referred to as a

fasciculus

Stress fractures are also referred to as:

fatigue fractures

The word part Fibro- means

fiber

the word dactylo means

finger, toe

The diagnostic term Pes planus means:

flat foot

The word part Frons- means:

forehead or front

What is the word part for jaw?

gnatho-

Gout is caused by:

hyperuricemia

Osteoarthritis is:

inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

The diagnostic term anterior poliomyelitis means. An:

inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn

The medical condition of ___ is the backward bending of the thoracic spinal vertebrae

kyphosis

____ are bands of connective tissue that hold bones together

ligaments

this combining form _____ means bone marrow or spinal cord

myelo

A group of myofilaments make up:

myofibril

The muscle term adductor literally means:

one who/draws/toward

If a fracture has a protrusion through the skin, it is a:

open fracture

What word part means socket?

orbito

The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density is:

osteoporosis

The diagnostic term subluxation actually means:

partial joint dislocation

What word part means thumb?

pollex

Swelling of the bursa below the knee is diagnostically referred to as:

prepatellar bursitis

The medical term Burs/itis literally means:

sac inflamed

The word part Omo- means:

shoulder

What does the word part rachio- mean?

spine

What attached muscles to bone

tendons

The diagnostic term hammer toe means

the toes are bent over or down

The lungs and heart are found in the:

thoracic cavity

The word trauma refers to a:

wound