| Term |
Definition |
| Osteo |
Bone |
| Arthro |
Joint |
| -itis |
Inflammation of |
| -osis |
Abnormality of |
| Fracture |
Any broken bone |
| Sprain |
Injury to the ligaments of a joint |
| Strain |
Injury to muscles or tendons |
| Tendon |
The attachment of a muscle to a bone |
| Ligament |
Connection of bone to bone (provides joint integrity) |
| Contusion |
A crushing injury or bruise |
| Concussion |
Brain injury that results in any impairment of function for
any period of time |
| Twist |
Usually a ligament sprain |
| Dislocation |
The bones of the joint have been forcibly moved apart and do
not return to their normal alignment |
| Subluxation |
The bones of a joint are forcibly moved apart and return to
their normal alignment. |
| Articular Cartilage |
Present on the ends of bones and functions like Teflon on a skillet
(when this begins to degrade osteoarthritis is present |
| Meniscal Cartilage |
Present between bones in a joint, serves as a cushion or
makes irregular bone surfaces more stable |
| Phalanges |
Finger or toe bones |
| Carpals |
Wrist bones |
| Metacarpals |
Bones of the hand |
| Metatarsals |
bones of the foot |
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