NRAD Chp 4 Musculoskeletal System Pt.2

por/o

pore;duct; small opening

phalang/o

phalanges ( bones of fingers/toes )

pub/o

pubis ( part of the hip bone )

radi/o

radius ( bone of forearm ) ; xray

sacr/o

sacrum ( bone at base of the spine )

scapul/o

scapula ( shoulder blade )

scoli/o

crooked; bent

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

vertebra; spine

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

tars/o

ankle bones

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

tendon

tibi/o

tibia ( shin bone )

uln/o

ulna ( bone of the forearm )

vascul/o

blood vessel

-asthenia

weakness

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-clasia

surgical breaking

-desis

to bind or tie together surgically

-edema

swelling

-kinesia, - kinesis

movement

-lysis

breakdown; loosening; dissolving

-malacia

softening

-metry

process of measuring

-penia

deficiency; abnormal reduction

-plegia

paralysis

-trophy

development

-rrhaphy

suture

-tome

instrument used to cut

bursitis

inflammation of the bursa

fracture

a break in a bone

herniated disk

rupture of a spinal disk that has lost its elasticity; a portion of the disk bulges between vertebrae, placing pressure on nearby nerves

joint effusion

increase in fluid with synovial compartment of a joint

knee injury

injury to knee can affect stabilizing ligaments (acl, pcl, lvl, mcl

lateral epicondylitis

inflammation and pain on the lateral part of the upper arm near the elbow “tennis elbow”

muscular dystrophy

inherited muscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration, weakness, and atrophy without nerve involvment

osteomyelitis

acute or chronic bone infection typically caused by bacteria

osteoporosis

thinning of bone tissues and the gradual loss of bone density

rotator cuff tear

tear or inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder

bone scan

nuclear medicine imaging test that involves the use of small amounts of radioactive materials to generate images of bones, organs, soft tissues, and blood vessels