Health Assessment Exam 3 - Med Term (Ch. 16)

ankylosis

abnormal condition of stiffness

arthralgia

painful joint

arthrocentesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint.

arthritis

inflammation of a joint

arthrodesis

surgical fixation of a joint

arthroclasia

surgical breaking of a joint.

arthrography

process of recording a joint.

arthroplasty

surgical repair of a joint.

arthroscopy

process of viewing a joint

bradykinesia

condition of slow movement

bursectomy

excision of bursa

bursitis

inflammation of the bursa

carpal

pertaining to the carpal (wrist)

carpectomy

excision of a carpal (wrist)

chondrectomy

excision of cartilage

chondromalacia

softening of the cartilage

chondroplasty

surgical repair of cartilage

clavicular

pertaining to the clavicle

costectomy

excision of ribs

costochondral

pertaining to the ribs and cartilage

cranial

pertaining to the cranium

cranioschisis

fissure of the cranium

craniotomy

incision into the cranium

cranioplasty

surgical repair of the cranium

diskectomy

excision of the intervertebral disk

diskitis

inflammation of the intervertebral disk

dyskinesia

condition of difficult movement

dystrophy

abnormal development

femoral

pertaining to the femur

humeral

pertaining to the humerus

hyperkinesia

condition of excessive movement

hypertrophy

excessive movement

iliofemoral

pertaining to the ilium and femur

intercostal

pertaining to between the ribs

intervertebral

pertaining to between the vertebrae

intracranial

pertaining to within the cranium

ischiofibular

pertaining to the ischium and fibula

kyphosis

abnormal condition of convexity of the spine

laminectomy

excision of the lamina

lordosis

abnormal condition of increased concavity of the spine

lumbar

pertaining to the lumbar region of the spine

lumbocostal

pertaining to the lumbar region of the spine and ribs

lumbosacral

pertaining to the lumbar region of the spine and sacrum

maxillectomy

excision of the maxilla

maxilitis

inflammation of the maxilla

meniscectomy

excision of the meniscus

meniscitis

inflammation of the meniscus

ostectomy

excision of bone

osteitis

inflammation of bone

osteoarthritis

inflammation of the bone and joint

osteoblast

developing bone cell

osteochondrititis

inflammation of bone and cartilage

osteoclasis

surgical breaking of a bone

osteocyte

bone cell

osteomalacia

softening of the bone

osteomyleitis

inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

osteonecrosis

abnormal condition of bone death

osteosarcoma

malignant tumor of bone

osteopenia

abnormal reduction of bone mass

osteopetrosis

abnormal condition of stone like bones

patellectomy

excision of the knee cap

pelvic

pertaining to the pelvis

pelvisacral

pertaining to the pelvis and sacrum

phalangectomy

excision of the phalanges

pubic

pertaining to the pubis

pubofemoral

pertaining to pubic bone and femur

radial

pertaining to the radius

rachiotomy

incision into the vertebral column

rachischisis

fissure of vertebral column

sacral

pertaining to the sacrum

sarcopenia

abnormal reduction of connection tissue

scoliosis

abnormal condition of curves spine

spondylarthritis

inflammation of the vertebra and joint

spondylosis

abnormal condition of the vertebrae

sternoclavicular

pertaining to the sternum and clavicle

sternoid

resembling the sternum

subcostal

pertaining to below the ribs

submandibular

pertaining to under the mandible

submaxillary

pertaining to under the maxilla

subscapular

pertaining to below the scapula

substernal

pertaining to below the sternum

suprapatellar

pertaining to above the knee cap

synovectomy

excision of the synovial membrane

synoviosarcoma

malignant tumor of the synovial membrane

tarsectomy

excision of the tarsal

tenomyoplasty

surgical repair of the tendon and muscle

tenorrhaphy

suturing of a tendon

tenosynovitis

inflammation of the tendon and synovial membrane

tendinitis

inflammation of the tendon

tibial

pertaining to the tibia

ulnoradial

pertaining to the ulna and radius

vertebrocostal

pertaining to the vertebrae and ribs

vertebroplasty

surgical repair of the vertebral column

Abduction

moving away from the midline

adduction

moving toward the midline

amphiarthrosis

joints with some movement

ankylosis

abnormal condition of stiffness

appendicular skeleton

consists of all the bones in the upper and lower limbs

arthralgia

painful joints

Arthritis

inflammation of the joints