Root Words
Carp/o
What is Carpals (Wrist)
Bursitis
What is Inflammation of a Bursa?
Sprain
What is Abnormal Stretching or Tearing of a Ligament that Supports a Joint?
fx
What is Fracture?
Flexion
What is Movement in which a Limb is Bent, Decreasing the Angle between the Bone and the Joint?
Menisc/o
What is Meniscus (Cresent)
Tenorrhaphy
What is Suturing of a Tendon?
Plantar Fasciitis
What is Inflammation of the Connective Tissue of the Sole of the Foot (Plantar Fascia) due to Repetitive Injury; Common Cause of Heel Pain?
PM
What is Polymyositis?
Inversion
What is Turning Inward?
Ankyl/o
What is Stiff, Bent?
Hemarthrosis
What is Anormal Condition of Blood in the Joint?
Gout
What is Disease in which an Excessive Amount of Uric Acid in the Blood causes Sodium Urate Crystals (Tophi) to be Deposited in the Joints, Producing Arthritis?
DEXA
What is Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (Bone Density Test)?
Abduction
What is Moving Away from the Midline?
-asthenia
What is Weakkness?
Spondylosis
What is Abnormal Condition of the Vertebrae?
Compartment Syndrome
What is Painful Condition caused by Increased Pressure within a Muscle that can lead to Ischemia; Acute Compartment Syndrome is a Medical Emergency and is caused by Severe Injury?
DC
What is Doctor of Chiropractic?
Supination
What is Movement that turns the Palm Up?
-schisis
What is Split, Fissure?
Rhabdomyolysis
What is Dissolution of Straited Muscle?
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
What is Chronic Disease Characterized by Muscle Weakness and Thought to be caused by a Defect in the Transmission of Impulses from Nerve to Muscle Cell. The Face, Larynx, and Throat are Frequently Affected; no Ture Paralysis of the Muscles Exists?
L1-L5
What is Lumbar Vertebrae?
Pronation
What is Movement that turns the Palm Down?