Med Terminology

without, absence of

without, absence of

slow

around, passing through

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

within

upon, over, above, on top

excessive, abnormally high

around

many

four

together, joined

together, joined

fused, not straight

joint

purse or sac, bursa

cancer

wrist

gristle, cartilage

hernia, protrusion

hand

cartilage

knuckle of joint

rib

skull, cranium

hip

motion

pain

weakness

germ, bud, developing cell

hernia, swelling, protrusion

a surgical puncture to aspirate fluids

break apart

in motion

surgical fixation, fusion

pain

treatment, specialty

one who practices

one who practices

resembling

cutting into, incision

disease

disease

growth

paralysis(major)

one who practices

one who practices

falling down, drooping

suturing

plural

split, fissure

surgical fixation, fusion

pertaining to

nourishment, developement

pertaining to

process of

long shaft of a bone

outer membrane in the long shaft of bone

fingers and toes

the small bones of the wrist

Part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain,

the bone of the upper leg

To flex the arm in a downward motion

Is to flex the arm in an upward motion

Moving arm away from the body.

Moving the arm towards to the body

A muscle that contains layers of connective tissues.

a small sac, containing fluid in the shoulder, wrist, elbow or knee joints.

the small bones of the wrist

the small bones of the hand

skull, cranium

bending a joint

the wing shaped bone of the pelvic girdle

the inferior bone of the pelvic girdle

a flatten tendon, a fascia that joins muscles together, or joins muscles to bone.

a cresant-shaped cartilage that helps stablize joint movement

a thin layer of connective tissue that line the marrow cavity

a bone call that is mobile and secretes bone matrix

a bone cell that dissolves bone matrix

two bones at the top of the head

small, narrow bones of the fingers

the bone of the forearm, inline with the thumb

the four vertebrea the fuse together of the pelvis

the lubrication and cushion found in the synovial joints

bones of the foot

bones of the ankle

a band of fiberous tissue that connect muscles to bone

the first 7 bones of the vertebral column, numbered C1-C7

the fibrocartilaginous disc located between vertebrae

5 vertebrae of the lower spine L1-L5

12 vertebrae of the thorax, numbered T1-T12, each one lines up with a pair of ribs.

the spinal comlumn; 33-34 vertebrae in a linear formation

abnormal deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints (usually the bog toe joints); causes localized pain.

a form of arthritis charachterized by age related deterioration of joints that is accompained by erosion of cartilage and and painful inflammation. Abbreviated OA

a deformity of the spine charachterized by the presence of a hump; also known as hunchback.

a deformity of the spine charachterized by an anterior curveof the lumbar area.

a form of arthritis charachterized by progressive gradual joint deteriorization that is caused by an autoimmune response (attack by the bodies own white blood cells); abbreviated RA

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

an injury that results from stretching a ligament beyond its normal range, tearing its collagen fibers.

an injury that results from stretching a muscle beyond its normal range, tearing muscle tissue.

surgical excision of part of a vertebra known as lamina, often as part of a treatment for a herniated (ruptured) disk

construction and fitting of orthopedic appliances, such as lifts, prosthtic devices, to assist in patients movement.

surgical excision of bone

a medical field that specializes the relationship between the musculoskeletal system and overall health, with an emphasis on preventive medicine.

an artificial substitute for a missing body part.

a surgical incision into the vertebral column

surgically connecting adjacent vertebrae; commonly known as spinal fusion.

anterior cruciate ligament; a ligament that stabilizes the knee joint.

electromyogram

muscular dystrophy