Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| lamina (part of the vertebral arch) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| phalanges (bones of fingers and toes) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Degenerative Joint Disease |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A disorder characterized by abnormal loss of bone density |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An abnormal sideward curvature of the spine, eihter to the left or to the right |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Displacement of a bone from its normal location within a joint, causing loss of function in the joint |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A partial disclocation; this can occure in any synovial joint, but it is more common in the fingers, shoulders, knees, & hips. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An abnormal curvature of a portion of the spine, commonly known as humpback or hunchback |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Traumatic injury to the tendons, muscles, or ligaments around a joint, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration of the skin over the joint. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Trauma to the muscles and/or tendons form excessive use |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| In radiology, a substance that is injected into the body, by catheter, or swalled, to facilitate radiographic imaging of interal structures that otherwise are difficult to visualize on x-ray films. The substance can be radiopaque and psitive (barium sulfate) or radiolucent and negative (air). Barium sulfate is a commonly used contrast agent for the gastrointestional tract. Barium can be administered alone or in combination with air. The gas-enhanced study is referred to as an "air contrast" study. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Radiograph of the spinal canal after injection of a contrast medium. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Radiographic procedure that uses a fluorescent screen instead of a photographic plate to produce an image of tissues and deep structures of the body. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Studies in which ultrasound images of the internal structures of the body are produced using sound waves. Ultrasonic echoes are recorded as they strike tissues of different densities. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| substances such as bone tissue, absorb or block the x-rays and appear white on a radiograph |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| substances such as body fat and lymph, allow most x-rays to pass through them quickly and apprear very dark or black on teh radiograph. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Darker shades of gray on a scan that indicate an increased uptake of a radiopharmaceutical substance |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Light shades of gray on a scan that indicate a decreased uptake of a radiopharmaceutical substance. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A chronic, systemic disease marked by inflammatory changes in joints and related structures that result in crippling deformities. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Drugs that contain actual gold (from 29% to 50% of the total drug) in capsules or in solution for injection; used to treat active rheumatoid arthitis. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Process of recording the strength of the contraction of a muscle when it is stimulated by electric current |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A fracture with an external wound in the skin (open) |
|
|
