MedTerms 9th Edition - Ch. 4 - Glossary & Abbreviations
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- abdomen
- belly area, cavity below the thorax
- abdomoinocentesis
- surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid
- abduct
- move away from the midline (verb)
- aberrant
- wandering from normal location, process or behavior
- abnormal
- deviating from the average or expected
- addiction
- habitual attraction, may include physical dependence
- adhesions
- tissues grown together that are normally separate
- amniocentesis
- surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing
- arthritis
- inflammation of a joint
- arthroplasty
- surgical repair or reconstruction of a joint
- arthroscope
- instrument used to look into a joint
- arthroscopy
- process of using an arthroscope to examine a joint
- bursa
- serous sac between a tendon and bone (pl. bursae)
- bursectomy
- excision of a bursa
- bursitis
- inflammation of a bursa
- cardiocentesis
- surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
- chondralgia, chondrodynia
- cartilage pain
- chondrectomy
- excision of cartilage
- chondrocostal, costochondral
- pertaining to cartilage and rib
- costectomy
- excision of a rib
- cystocele
- herniation of the urinary bladder (into the vagina)
- cystoplasty
- surgical repair of the urinary bladder
- cystoscopy
- process of examining the bladder using a scope
- cystostomy
- incision into the urinary bladder
- dentalgia
- tooth pain
- dentist
- specialist in care of teeth
- dentoid
- resembling a tooth
- dysplasia
- poor or defective development
- etiology
- study of the origin of a disease
- fascia
- tissue that connects muscle to muscle
- hydrocele
- serous fluid accumulation in a saclike cavity (example: testicular hernia)
- hydrocephalus
- fluid in the skull causing deformity and brain damage
- hydrocyst
- fluid-filled sac
- hydrophobia
- abnormal fear of water, rabies
- hydrotherapy
- therapy using water
- hyperplasia
- abnormally increased development referring to quantity of cells
- interchondral
- pertaining to between the cartilage (intercartilaginous)
- intercostal
- pertaining to between the ribs
- interdental
- pertaining to between the teeth
- ligament
- tissue that connects bone to bone and supports visceral organs
- lumbar
- pertaining to the lower back, between the thorax and sacrum
- meniscectomy
- excision of the meniscus of the knee
- myelocytes
- bone marrow cells
- myelodysplasia
- defective or abnormal formation of the spinal cord
- orthodontics
- dental practice of straightening teeth
- orthodontist
- dentist specializing in straightening teeth
- orthopedist
- physician specialist in treatment of skeletal and joint disorders
- orthotics
- pertaining to appliances used to support muscoloskeletal system
- orthotist
- specialist who develops and assists patients with orthotics
- osteitis
- inflammation of the bone
- osteoarthritis
- inflammation of the bone and joint
- osteoarthropathy
- disease of bone and joint
- osteochondritis
- inflammation of the bone and cartilage
- osteoma
- bone tumor
- osteomalacia
- softening of the bone
- osteomyelitis
- inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
- osteopathic
- pertaining to the practice of osteopathic physicians or bone disease
- osteopathy
- disease of the bones
- osteopenia
- loss of bone
- osteoporosis
- porous condition of the bone due to deterioration of bone matrix
- osteosarcoma
- cancer of the bone
- pelvis
- the bony structure including the ilium, ischium, pubis, sacrum and coccyx
- pericardium
- around the heart (membrane)
- perichondrium
- around the cartilage (membrane)
- periodontal
- around the tooth
- periodontist
- dentist specializing in treatment of diseased tissue around the teeth
- periosteum
- around the bone (membrane)
- prosthesis
- artificial limb or other body part replacement
- prosthetics
- pertaining to prosthesis
- prothetist
- specialist who develops and assists patients with prostheses
- pubic
- pertaining to the pubis, bone in the lower anterior pelvis
- supracostal
- above the ribs
- supracranial
- above or on top of the skull
- supralumbar
- above the lumbar spine
- suprapubic
- above the pubis
- tenalgia, tenodynia
- tendon pain
- tendinitis
- inflammation of a tendon
- tendon
- tissue that connects muscle to bone
- tendinoplasty, tenoplasty, tendoplasty
- surgial repair of a tendon
- thoracocentis, thoracentesis
- surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid
- thoracolumbar
- pertaining to the chest and lower spine
- thoracometer
- instrument used to measure the chest
- thoracopathy
- disease of the chest
- thoracotomy
- incision into the thorax
- thorax
- chest, area of the back posterior to the chest (pl. thoraces)
- DO
- Doctor of Osteopathy
- RA
- rheumatoid arthritis
- CXR
- chest x-ray
- CPD
- cephalopelvic disproportion
- Fx
- fracture
- myeloblast
- bone marrow germ cell
- myelocele
- hernation of the spinal cord
- myelomeningocele
- hernation of the spinal cord and meninges
- pelvimetry
- taking pelvic measurements
- adduction
- movement toward a midline
- AOA
- American Osteopathic Association