Medical Terminology Exam 3

These flashcards focuses on Chapter 8 through Chapter 10

vasodilation

widening of the lumen of a blood vessel caused by the relaxing of the muscles of the vascular walls.

Viscosity

Thickness or measure of how resistant a liquid is to flowing.

Regurgitation

Backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening.

aort/o

aorta

articulation

place of union between two or more bones

hematopoisesis

the production and development of blood cells

ligaments

connective tissue surrounding the joint capsule which binds bones to other bones

tendons

connective tissue binding the muscle to the bone on either side of a joints

Adduction

Moves closer to the midline

Abduction

Moves away from the midline

Flexion

Decreases the angle of a joint

Extension

Increases the angle of a joint

Rotation

Moves a bone around its own axis

Pronation

Turns the palm downward

Supination

turns the palm upwards

Inversion

moves the sole of the foot inward

Eversion

moves the sole of the foot outward

Dorsiflexion

Elevates the foot

Plantar flexion

Lower the foot

leiomy/o

smooth muscle

muscul/o, my/o

muscle

rhabd/o

rod-shaped (striated)

rhabdomy/o

rod-shaped (striated) muscle

brachi/o

arm

carp/o

carpus (wrist bone)

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck of the uterus

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

skull (cranium)

dactyl/o

fingers; toes

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

metacarp/o

metacarpus (hand bones)

phalang/o

phalanges (bones of the fingers)

radi/o

radiation, x-ray; radius

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

vertebrae (backbone)

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

thorac/o

chest

calcane/o

heel bone (calcaneum)

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

fibul/o

fibula

ili/o

ilium

ischi/o

ischium

lumb/o

loins

metatars/o

metatarsus (foot bones)

patell/o

patella (kneecap)

pelv/i, pelv/o

pelvis

pod/o

foot

pub/o

pubis

tibi/o

tibia

ankyl/o

stiffness; bent, crooked

arthr/o

joint

chondr/o

cartilage

fasci/o

fascia

fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue

kyph/o

humpback

lamin/o

lamina

lord/o

curve, swayback

myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

oste/o

bone

ped/o, ped/i

foot; child

scoli/o

crooked, bent

synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon

-asthenia

weakness, debility

-clasia

to break; surgical fracture

-clast

to break; surgical fracture

-desis

binding, fixation

-malacia

softening

-porosis

porous

-sarcoma

malignant tumor of connective tissue

bunion

deformity in which the great toe is angled laterally toward other toes

CTS

carpal tunnel syndrome

ACL

anterior cruciate ligament

BMD

bone mineral density

DEXA, DXA

dual-energy x-ray

DJD

degenerative joint disease

DMARDs

disease modifying antirheumatic drugs

DO, D.O.

Doctor of Osteopathy

HNP

herniated nucleus pulposus

IV

intravenous

MD

Doctor of Medicine

PCL

posterior cruciate ligament

THR

total hip replacement

TRAM

transverse rectus abdominis muscle

RA

rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium, antirheumatic drugs

aneurysm/o

aneurysm

angi/o, vascul/o

vessel (blood or lymph)

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

atri/o

atrium

ather/o

fatty plaque

cardi/o, coron/o

heart

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

embolus

hemangi/o

blood vessel

sohygm/o

pulse

sten/o

narrowing, stricture

thromb/o

blood clot