Medical Terminology Simplified

Medical Record Activities • CHAPTER 10 497

Evaluation

Review the medical report above to answer the following questions. Use a medical dictionary such as Taber’s
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionaryand other resources if needed.

1. Why does the x-ray show a decreased density at L5–S1?


2. What is the most common cause of degenerative intervertebral disk disease?


3. What happens to the gelatinous material of the disk as aging occurs?


4. What is the probable cause of the narrowing of the L3–L4 and L4–L5?

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 10-2

ROTATOR CUFF TEAR, RIGHT SHOULDER

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Rotator Cuff Tear, Right Shoulderthat follows.
Use a medical dictionary such as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other
resources to define each term. Then practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.

Term Definition

AC joint

acromial

ăk-RŌ-mē-ăl

acromioclavicular

ă-krō-mē-ō-klă-VĬK-ū-lăr

arthroscopy

ăr-THRŎS-kō-pē

biceps

BĪ-sĕps

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