abduction - Answers Lateral movement of a part of the body, usually a shoulder or hip away from the
body
acetabulum - Answers hip socket
adduction - Answers movement of the hip toward the body
aorta - Answers largest artery of the body
aphakia - Answers loss of a natural lens of the eye
aphasia - Answers inability to express, write, or understand once familiar language terms or objects
pulmonary artery - Answers the artery which carries blood from the heart to the lungs
arthritis - Answers inflammation of a joint
arthrodesis - Answers surgical fixation of a joint
arthroplasty - Answers surgical repair of a joint
asbestosis - Answers a lung disease due to inhalation of asbestos fibers
atrophy - Answers wasting away due to lack of use
bucket-handle tear - Answers tear of the medial meniscus of the knee
calcaneus - Answers heel bone, also called os calcis
os calcis - Answers heel bone, also called calcaneus
cardiovascular - Answers pertaining to the heart
carpal tunnel syndrome - Answers numbness, weakness and pain in the hand, due to compression of the
median nerve at the wrist
chronic - Answers persisting for a long time
clavicle - Answers collarbone
coccyx - Answers tailbone
coloboma - Answers an irregular pupil
conjunctivitis - Answers inflammation of the lining of the eye
coronary - Answers pertaining to the heart
, diplopia - Answers double vision
disectomy - Answers removal of an intervertebral disk
distal - Answers further from trunk of the body, usually relating to the outermost joint in the finger
dorsal - Answers pertaining to the back
Dupuytren's Contracture - Answers an involuntary flexion of the fingers of the hand, usually the ring and
little finger
dorsiflexion - Answers backward flexion or bending as in the foot or hand
dsyspnea - Answers labored or difficult breathing
ectropion - Answers the turning outward (eversion) of the eyelid
edema - Answers swelling caused by body tissues retaining an excessive amount of fluid
entropion - Answers the turning inward (inversion) of the eyelid
enucleation - Answers loss of an eye
evisceration - Answers the surgical removal of the eye
excise - Answers to remove surgically
extension - Answers the stretching or straightening of a limb which is contracted
femur - Answers the thigh bone
fibromyalgia - Answers chronic widespread pain in muscles, soft tissues, and secondary joints
accompanied by fatigue
fibula - Answers the smaller of the two leg bones bearing relatively little of the body's weight
flexion - Answers act of bending or being bent
fusion - Answers surgical fixation of two levels of the spine to limit motion
ganglion cyst - Answers a lump, often on the joints of wrist or hand
hearing loss - Answers loss of 92 decibels at 500, 1000, 2000 & 3000 Hertz shall be considered total loss
(per 1997 schedule)
mycardial infarction - Answers heart attack
hemoptysis - Answers the expectoration of blood or blood stained sputum, or coughing up blood
humerus - Answers the bone of the upper arm