Med Terms Ch 15 Study Flashcards

what is the suffix for the meaning “embryonic, immature cell”

-blast

what is the suffix for the meaning “to break”

-clast

what is the suffix for the meaning “slipping”

-listhesis

what is the suffix for the meaning “softening”

-malacia

what is the suffix for the meaning “to grow”

-physis

what is the suffix for the meaning “condition of pores (spaces”

-porosis

what is the suffix for the meaning “instrument to cut”

-tome

what is the process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body) or movement away from the midline of the body

abduction

what is the combining form for the word “acetabulum (hip socket)”

acetabul/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the acetabulum (hip socket)”

acetabular

what is the term for hip socket, or a rounded depression or socket in the pelvis, which also forms the hip joint

acetabulum

what is the improper cartilage formation in development of bones (leads to a type of dwarfism) or in which bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size (defect in cartilage formation)

inherited condition in which bones of the arms and legs fail to grow normally because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation

achondroplasia

what are connective tissue joining bones in the anterior portion of the knee

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament

what is the outward extension of the shoulder bone

acromion

what is the process of carrying toward (muscle is pulled toward the midline of the body) or movement toward the midline of the body

adduction

what is the term for “pertaining to loss of muscle development (in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis muscles can’t move because of degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord)”

amyotrophic

what is chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints (primarily the spine)

ankylosing spondylitis

what is the abnormal stiffening and immobility of a join

ankylosis

what is the binding together (surgical fusion) of a joint/bones are fused across the joint space

arthrodesis

what is the surgical repair of a joint

arthroplasty

what is the incision of a joint

arthrotomy

what are the ends of long bones and the surface of any bone that meets another bone to form a smooth, glistening white tissue that covers the surface joint

articular cartilage

what is any type of joint

articulation

what is the wasting away (no development) of muscle

atrophy

what provides the framework on which the body is constructed and protects and supports internal organs

bone

which openings or hollow regions serving as connections between bones, or passageways for blood vessels and nerves

bone depression

what are enlarged areas that extend out from bones to serve as attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

bone process

what is abnormal swelling of the metatarsophalangeal joint

bunion

what is a sac of fluid near a joint

bursa

what is term for “inflammation of a bursa”

bursitis

what is the combining form for the word “calcium”

calc/o, calc/i

what is the combining form for the word “calcaneus (heel bone)”

calcane/o

what is “pertaining to the calcaneus (heel bone)”

calcaneal

what is the term for heel bone

calcaneus

what is the mineral constituent of bone

calcium

what is the spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of bone

cancellous bone

what is the combining form for the word “wrist bones (carpals)”

carp/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the wrist bones”

carpal

what is the compression of the median nerve in the wrist

CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome

what is the flexible connective tissue at joints found in the immature skeleton, epiphyseal plate, and on joint surfaces

cartilage

what is the term for “pertaining to the cartilage attached to the ribs”

chondrocostal

what is a tumor (benign) of cartilage

chondroma

what is the abnormal softening of cartilage

chondromalacia

what is another term for collarbone

clavicle

what is the combining form for the word “clavicle (collar bone)”

clavicul/o

what is the dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone

collagen

what is the term for when a bone break at the wrist

colles fracture

what is a splintered or crushed bone

comminuted fracture

what is a hard, dense bone tissue usually found around the outer portion of a bone

compact bone

what is the knuckle-like process at the end of a bone

condyle

what is the combining form for the word “rib”

cost/o

what is the combining form for the word “skull”

crani/o

what are the skull bones - ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, temporal - called

cranial bones

what is the instrument to cut the skull

craniotome

what is an incision of the skull

craniotomy

what does the occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid bone form

cranium

what is the removal of calcium from bones

decalcification

what is the bone density test

DEXA, dual energy xray absorption

what is the shaft, or mid portion, of a long bone

diaphysis

what is the flat, round plate like structure between two vertebrae

disk, disc

what is the displacement of a bone from its joint

dislocation

what is the bending of the foot backward and upward

dorsiflexion

what is the process of recording the electricity in muscle contraction

EMG, electromyography

what is the cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones

epiphyseal plate

what is the term for end of a long bone

epiphysis

what is the thin, delicate cranial bone that also supports the nasal cavity

ethmoid bone

what is the rare malignant tumor arising in bone, which most often occurs in children

ewing sarcome

what is the benign tumors arising from the bone surface

exostoses

what is the straightening of a flexed limb

extension

what do the mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic bones make up

face

what is the term to describe the bones of the face: lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, zygomatic bones

facial bones

hat is the fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles

fascia

what is the incision of fascia

fasciotomy

what is the combining form for the word “femur (thigh bone)”

femor/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the thigh bone (femur)”

femoral

what is pain of fibrous connective tissue and muscle

fibromyalgia

what is the combining form for the word “fibula”

fibul/o

what is the smaller of the two lower leg bones

fibula

what is the term for “pertaining to the smaller of the two lower leg bones (fibula)”

fibular

what is the narrow, slit like opening in or between bones

fissure

what is the decrease of the angle between two bones; bending a limb

flexion

what is the soft spot between the skull bones of an infant

fontanelle

what is the opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

foramen

what is the inferior portion of the occipital bone that has an opening

foramen magnum

what is the shallow cavity in a bone

fossa

what is the traumatic breaking of a bone

fracture

what forms the forehead

frontal bone

what is the cystic mass arising from a tendon in the wrist

ganglion

what is the inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation

gouty arthritis

what is a system of small canals, found in compact bone, which contains blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to the bone and remove waste products such as carbon dioxide

haversian canals

what is the abnormal condition of blood in a joint

hemarthrosis

what is the combining form for the word “humerus”

humer/o

what is the term for the upper arm bone

humerus

what is the term for “pertaining to the upper arm bone (humerus)”

humeral

what is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in a join

hydrarthrosis

what is excessive calcium in the bloodstream

hypercalcemiaw

what is the excessive development (increase) in cell size

hypertrophy

what is the blood condition found in gouty arthritis

hyperuricemia

what is the combining form for the word “ilium”

ili/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the ilium (upper portion of the hip bone)”

iliac