Medical Terminology: Chapter 15, Part II
Terms
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- ankyl/o
- stiff
- arthr/o
- joint
- articul/o
- joint
- burs/o
- bursa
- chondr/o
- cartilage
- ligament/o
- ligament
- rheumat/o
- water flow
- synov/o
- synovial membrane
- ten/o
- tendon
- tendin/o
- tendon
- -desis
- to bind, tie together
- -stenosis
- narrowing
- exostosis
- Bony growth arising from the surface of bone (ex-means out, -ostosis means condition of bone); Ex: osteochondroma and bunion
- fracture
- Traumatic breaking of a bone.
- osteomalacia
- Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone.
- osteomyelitis
- Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection.
- osteoarthritis (OA)
- Progressive, degenerative joint disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone (formation of osteophytes, or bone spurs) at articular surfaces.
- rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Chronic disease in which joints become inflamed and painful. It is believed to be caused byu an immune (autoimmune) reaction against joint tissues, particularly against the synovial membrane.
- bunion
- Abnormal swelling of the medial aspect of the joint between the big toe and the first metatarsal bone.
- carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- Compression (by a wrist ligament) of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist (the carpal tunnel).
- ganglion
- A fluid-filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or tendon in the wrist.
- herniation of an intervertebral disk
- Abnormal protrusion of a fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disk into the neural canal or spinal nerves.
- arthrocentesis
- Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space.
- arthrography
- Process of taking x-ray images after injection of contrast material into the joint.
- arthroplasty
- Surgical repair of a joint.
- arthroscopy
- Visual examination of the inside of a joint with an endoscope.
- CTS
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- NSAID
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; often prescribed to treat joint disorders
- ROM
- range of motion
- TMJ
- temporomandibular joint
- HNP
- hernia nucleus pulposus
- THR
- total hip replacement