HLHS 101 ch4&5 quiz study guide

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Tax/o

Arrangement, order, coordination

Ankyl/o

Stiff, bent

Mening/o, meningi/o

Meninges (membrane around the brain and spinal cord)

Myel/o

Spinal cord, bone marrow

Esthesi/o

Feeling, sensation

Fx

Abbreviation for fracture

Chondroplasty

Reconstruction of cartilage

Myasthenia

Muscle weakness

Osteoporosis

loss of bone density

Polymyositis

Inflammation of multiple muscles

Costochondritis

Inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs

Fasciotomy

Incision into the fascia

Arthrocentesis

Puncture of a joint

Hyperkinesia

Increase in muscle movement or activity

Dysphasia

Difficulty speaking

Ganglioma

Ganglion tumor

Polyneuritis

Inflammation of many nerves

Anesthetic

A drug that temporarily blocks sensation

Apathy

Lack of emotion

Cerebral thrombosis

The blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (like fat or bacteria)

Hypnotic

A drug that aids sleep

Macrocephaly

Abnormally large head

Paresthesia

Abnormal sensation (usually numbness)

Costalgia

Rib pain

Tendonitis

Tendon inflammation

Analgesic

A drug that relieves pain

Dementia

Loss/decline in mental function

Pronounce costochondritis

cos-toe-kon-DRY-tis

Pronounce arthrogram

AR-throh-gram

Pronounce neurasthenia

nure-es-THEE-nee-uh

Pronounce meningocele

muh-NING-guh-seel

Osteitis

Bone inflammation

Tendinitis

Inflammation of the tendon

Arthritis

Joint inflammation

Hypotonia

Decrease in muscle tone or tightness

Myotonia

Muscle tone

Arthroscope

Instrument for looking into a joint