Med Term CH4 Vocab

Match the following

• joint disease that affects cartilage

• gout

• uric acid build up in joints, causing pn

• arthritis

• chronic pain resulting in crippling def.

• osteoarthritis

• bunion

• RA

• inflammation of joints

• joint swelling at the base of the great toe

Match the following

• fracture

• simple fracture

• a broken bone protruding from the skin

• a break in the bone

• a closed fracture

• compound fracture

• displacement of a bone from its joint

• dislocation

• bursitis

• inflammation of the rotator cuff, shoulder, or elbow

Match the following

• osteopenia

• a young person having less than average bone density

• osteoperosis

• malignant tumor coming from tissue, effecting the bone

• a disk that has slipped or ruptured

• herniated disk

• osteitis

• small holes in the bones

• osteosarcoma

• inflammation of the bone

Match the following

• spina bifida

• scoliosis

• cartilage in the knee joint

• menisc/o

• skull

• crani/o

• lateral curvature of the spine

• membrane covering the spinal chord protrudes the spine

Match the following

• lbp

• PRN

• attending physician

• fx

• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

• ATT PHYS

• fracture

• lower back pn

• as needed

• NSAID

Match the following

• lower leg bone

• fibul/o

• humerous

• crani/o

• thigh bone

• humer/o

• skull

• femor/o

• hand

• chir/o