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
