Glossary
- BOVINE BONE EXTRACT
- BRACHIAL
- Relating to the Arm.
- BRADFORD
- For kyphoscoliosis deformity; staged anterior and posterior approach for interbody fusion and correction of deformity.
- BRADYCARDIA
- Slowness of the heart rate.
- BRADYKINESIA
- Slowness in movement.
- BRATTSTROM
- Use of acrylic cement for C-1 to C-2 fusion.
- BROOKS and JENKINS
- Loops of wire around lamina of C-1 and C-2 to hold bone graft between lamina.
- BROWN-SEQUARD'S SYNDROME
- Loss of sensation of touch, position sense, and movement on the side of a spinal cord lesion, with loss of pain sensation on the other side. Caused by a lesion limited to one side of spinal cord.
- BURR
- An electrical drilling tool for enlarging atrephine (circular) hole in the cranium.
- CADAVER
- A term generally applied to a dead human body preserved for anatomical study.
- CADAVERIC
- a tissue or organ transplanted from a cadaver (deceased donor)
- CADAVERIC
- a tissue or organ transplanted from a cadaver (deceased donor).
- CALLAHAN
- Individual wire fixation of a strut bone graft to involved facets.
- CALLOSUM
- The great commisure of the brain between the cerebral hemispheres.
- CAMPTOCORMIA
- Severe forward flexion of upper torso, usually an excessive psychologic reaction to back pain.
- CANCELLOUS BONE
- The spongy or honeycomb structure of some bone tissue typically found at the ends of long bones.
- CAPNER
- Draining of thoracic spinal abscess through an anterolateral approach.
- CARCINOMA
- Cancer, a malignant growth of epithelial or gland cells.
- CAROTID ARTERY
- Large artery on either side of the neck which supplies blood to most of the cerebral hemisphere. Main artery to the head that divides into external and internal carotid arteries.
- CAROTID SINUS
- Slight dilatation on the common carotid artery at its bifurcation containing nerve cells sensitive to blood pressure. Stimulation can cause slowing of the heart, vasodilatation and a fall in blood pressure.
- CAROTID TUBERCLE
- Prominence of the transverse process of C-6 felt on the lateral side of the neck.
- CARPAL TUNNEL
- Space under a ligament in wrist through which the median nerve enters the palm of the hand.
- CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
- A condition caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, characterized especially by discomfort and disturbances of sensation in the hand.
- CARRIER
- a material or device used to deliver a therapy to a site in or on the body.
- CARRIER a material or device used to deliver a therapy to a site in or on the body.
- CARTILAGE
- The hard, thin layer of white glossy tissue that covers the end of bone at a joint. This tissue allows motion to take place with a minimum amount of friction.
- CARTILAGE SPACE NARROWING
- Narrowing of any cartilage space; also called disc space narrowing.
- CATHETER
- A small tube used to inject a dye to see the blood vessels, similar to that used for looking at vessels in the heart.
- CAUDA EQUINA
- The bundle of spinal nerve roots arising from the end of the spinal cord and filling the lower part of the spinal canal(from approximately the thoraco-lumbar junction down).
- CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME
- Sufficient pressure on the nerves in the low back to produce multiple nerve root irritation and commonly loss of bowel and bladder control.
