Bone, Joint and Muscle Terms

Myelogenous describes anything arising from or resembling bone marrow and is often used interchangeably with myeloid when naming certain leukemias.

One of the two great branches of blood cell production, and the branch that supplies everything except lymphocytes.

These conditions are grouped by overproduction of blood cells, setting them apart from disorders in which the marrow instead fails to produce enough.

A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow.

Myelosuppression is reduced bone marrow activity that lowers red blood cell, white blood cell, and platelet counts, commonly following chemotherapy or radiation.

A myoclonic jerk can occur normally, such as while falling asleep, or as a sign of an underlying neurological condition.

The myometrium is the thick muscular wall of the uterus that contracts during labor and menstruation and gives the organ its structural strength.

NES applies small electrical impulses to weak or paralyzed muscles to help maintain strength, circulation, and range of motion.

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers released by nerve cells to relay signals across the small gaps separating one nerve cell from another or from a muscle.

Electrical pulses that make a muscle work when the brain's own signal is too weak or cannot get through.

Lymphoma in which the lymph nodes containing cancer are not next to each other, but are on the same side of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs that helps breathing and separates the…

Cancer that does not begin in the blood or bone marrow.

A chronic condition in which both the breakdown and regrowth of bone are increased.

A cancer of the bone that usually affects the large bones of the arm or leg.

An osteolytic process breaks down bone tissue faster than the body can rebuild it, often appearing as a darkened area on imaging.

Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that can arise from bloodstream spread, direct injury, or a nearby infected wound such as a diabetic foot ulcer.

A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal bone mass or bone mineral density (the amount of bone mineral contained in a certain amount of bone).

Spinal fractures are the most common kind and often pass unnoticed, surfacing later as lost height and a stooped upper back.

The tumor makes bone, which is what gives it away on an X-ray and what separates it from cancer that merely arrived in bone.

A chronic condition in which both the breakdown and regrowth of bone are increased.