Med Term CH4 Vocab

Match the following

• bunion

• joint swelling at the base of the great toe

• uric acid build up in joints, causing pn

• gout

• inflammation of joints

• osteoarthritis

• chronic pain resulting in crippling def.

• arthritis

• joint disease that affects cartilage

• RA

Match the following

• a broken bone protruding from the skin

• simple fracture

• a closed fracture

• compound fracture

• displacement of a bone from its joint

• dislocation

• bursitis

• inflammation of the rotator cuff, shoulder, or elbow

• fracture

• a break in the bone

Match the following

• a disk that has slipped or ruptured

• malignant tumor coming from tissue, effecting the bone

• osteosarcoma

• inflammation of the bone

• osteopenia

• herniated disk

• osteitis

• small holes in the bones

• osteoperosis

• a young person having less than average bone density

Match the following

• spina bifida

• crani/o

• lateral curvature of the spine

• menisc/o

• cartilage in the knee joint

• scoliosis

• skull

• membrane covering the spinal chord protrudes the spine

Match the following

• attending physician

• PRN

• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

• fx

• lbp

• NSAID

• as needed

• ATT PHYS

• fracture

• lower back pn

Match the following

• humerous

• humer/o

• thigh bone

• fibul/o

• skull

• chir/o

• lower leg bone

• femor/o

• hand

• crani/o