Medical Terminology Simplified

Trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch in which great toe is

angled laterally toward the other toes.

Inflammation of a tendon, usually caused by injury or overuse; also called tendonitis

Spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles, causing stiffness and twisting of the

neck; also called wryneck

Torticollis may be congenital or acquired.

Bones and Joints

Deformity characterized by lateral deviation of the great toe as it turns in toward the

second toe (angulation), which may cause the tissues surrounding the metatarsopha-

langeal joint to become swollen and tender; also called hallux valgus (See Fig. 10–11.)

Bunion is associated with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic irritation and pressure from

tight-fitting shoes, or heredity. Treatment includes proper footwear, wearing padding

around the toes to relieve pressure, medication for pain and swelling, or bunionectomy

and arthroplasty.

Pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal

tunnel (wrist canal through which the flexor tendons and median nerve pass)

Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents

normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

Grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a

fracture or joint destruction

Additional Medical Terms • CHAPTER 10 487

strain

tendinitis

tĕn-dĭn-Ī-tĭs

torticollis

tōr-tĭ-KŎL-ĭs

bunion

BŬN-yŭn

Metatarsophalangeal

joint

Figure 10-11Bunion. (A)Preoperative.

(B) Postoperative.

carpal tunnel syndrome

(CTS)

KĂR-păl TŬN-ĕl

SĬN-drōm

contracture

kŏn-TRĂK-chŭr

crepitation

krĕp-ĭ-TĀ-shŭn