Terminology 1
Terminology 2
Terminology 3
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Terminology 5
100
Arthralgia
What is pain in a joint?
100
Pathological
What is a type of fracture caused by disease or medical condition, not trauma or injury?
100
Contracture
What is the condition in which tendons/ligaments shorten, keeping a joint in a flexed position?
100
Arthrocentesis
What is withdrawing fluid from a joint with a needle?
100
Necrosis
What is a condition in which tissue or bone dies?
200
Osteocyte
What is a bone cell?
200
Scoliosis
What is a condition in which the spine curves laterally (to the side), instead of being straight?
200
Osteoclast
What is a cell that breaks down bone cells?
200
Osteoporosis
What is a condition in which bones become porous, losing density and becoming weaker? Bones fracture easily and look "lacy" on xray.
200
Osteomyelitis
What is inflammation/infection of the bone and bone marrow?
300
Phalanx
What is the singular form for a finger or toe bone?
300
Osteosarcoma
What is a tumor of the bone and connective tissue?
300
Rheumatoid arthritis
What is an autoimmune disease in which bones, joints, cartilage, and soft tissue become inflamed, enlarged, and deformed, losing function?
300
Myeloma
What is a tumor or disease of the bone marrow?
300
Hyperuricemia
What is the word for unusually high levels of uric acid in the blood, the cause of gout?
400
Epiphysis
What is the distal or proximal end of the bone, where growth plates are located?
400
Osteoarthropathy
What is a disease or disorder of bones and joints?
400
Myasthenia
What is weakness of muscle?
400
Intervertebral
What is the space between vertebrae, where the cushioning disk is located?
400
Osteomalacia
What is a softening and bowing of bones, due to Vitamin D deficiency? Called rickets in children.
500
Rhabdomyolysis
What is breakdown of striated muscle?
500
Subluxation
What is a partial or complete dislocation of a joint?
500
Costovertebral angle
What is the joint where the rib(s) join to the spine or vertebrae?
500
Spondylitis
What is inflammation of a vertebra or vertebrae
500
Ankylosis
What is a condition in which a joint is stiff and will not bend?