| A | B |
|---|
| prosthesis | an artificial replacement for a missing body part |
| ORIF | Open reduction, internal fixation of a fracture |
| degenerative joint disease | most common form of arthritis, especially affecting the weight-bearing joints |
| rheumatoid | most crippling form of arthritis |
| osteomalacia | Disease marked by softening of the bone caused by calcium and Vit. D deficiency |
| osteoporosis | Condition of decreased bone density and increased porosity causing bones to become brittle |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| lordosis | abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine |
| crepitus | grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones |
| hypertrophy | increase in the size of tissue |
| atrophy | shrinking of muscle size |
| rigor | stiffness |
| tetany | prolonged continuous muscle contraction |
| spasm | involuntary contraction of muscle |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| adduction | movement toward the body |
| abduction | movement away from the body |
| superior | situated above another structure, toward the head |
| inferior | situated below another structure, away from the head |
| proximal | toward the beginning or origin of a structure |
| distal | away from the beginning or origin of a structure |
| inversion | turning inward |
| eversion | turning outward |
| supination | turning of the palmer surface upward or forward |
| pronation | turning of the palmer surface downward or backward |
| digit | fingers |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped or striated |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| cervic/o | neck |
| brachi/o | arm |
| articul/o | joint |
