Spines (not) Fine
Root word for humpback?
What is kyph/o?
Fasciitis
What is inflammation of fascia?
Bone is broken with no open wound in skin
What is a closed fracture?
Flexion
What is movement in which a limb is bent?
Knuckelike process at the end of a bone-near a joint
What is condyle?
Root word for curve or swayback
What is lord/o?
Myoclonus
What is muscle relaxation and contraction in rapid succession?
Bone is pushed in on itself; commonly occurs in the vertebrae
What is a compression fracture?
Abduction
What is movement of drawing away from the center of the body?
Shaft or midportion of a long bone
What is diaphysis?
Root word for crooked or bent
What is scoli/o?
Myorrhexis
What is rupture or breaking away of muscle tissue?
Bone is partially bent and partially broken; often occurs in children
What is a greenstick fracture?
Dorsiflexion
What is upward flexion of the foot?
End of a long bone
What is epephysis?
Root word for vertebra
What is spondyl/o?
Leiomyosarcoma
What is malignant tumor of smooth muscle ?
Bone is splintered, crushed, or has completely detached segments
What is a comminuted fracture?
Eversion
What is turning outward?
A depression or cavity in a bone
What is a fossa?
Root word for lower back, lumbar region
What is lumb/o?
Tenosynovitis
What is inflammation of the tendon and the sheath around it?
Bone is broken with one end wedged into the other
What is an impacted fracture?
Pronation
What is movement that turns the palm of the hand downward?
Pain in a bone
What is osteoalgia, osteodynia?