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Ch. 3 Medical Term
Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | bent or crooked, curved, stiff, fixed |
| athr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | catilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | bent backward |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| osse/e, oss/i, osto/o, osteo/o | bone |
| scoli/o | curved |
| spondyl/o | vertebra, vertebrae |
| synovi/o | synovial membrance |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| sub- | under |
| meta- | five |
| -um | noun ending |
| -lysis | setting free, loosening |
| -desis | bone or joint surgical fixation |
| acetabulum | socket of the hipbone, into which the head of the femur fits. |
| allogenic | having cell types that are antigenically distinct |
| ankylosing spondylitis | refers to inflammation of the joints in the spine |
| arthroscopy | examination of a joint, specifically, the inside structures. |
| autologous | of cells or tissue. Obtained from the same individual: : autologous bone marrow transplants |
| chondroma | common benign tumor of cartilage cells |
| chondromalacia | abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints, especially of the knee. |
| comminuted | fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed |
| compression fracture | fracture in which the bone collapses |
| costochondritis | inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage |
| craniostenosis | deformity of the skull caused by craniosynostesis, with consequent cessation of skull growth |
| crepitation | noise produced by the rubbing of fractured ends of bones, by cracking joints |
| dual x-ray absorptiometry | technique used to measure bone mineral density (BMD) |
| fibrous dyspepsia | is a bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous) tissue develops in place of normal bone |
| hallux valgus | deformity if the great toe, in which the head of the first metarsal devia. |
| hemarthrosis | extravasation of blood into a joint or its synovial cavity |
| hemopotetic | pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells:"hemopoitetic stem cells in bone marrow" |
| internal fixation | the stabilization of fractured bony parts by direct fixation to one another with surgical wires, screws, pins, or plates. |
| juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children: large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retard |
| kyphosis | excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back |
| laminectomy | surgical operation to remove the back of a vertebrae |
| lordosis | excessive inward curvature of the spine |
| lumboago | pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back. |
| malleollus | a bony projection with a shape likened to hammer head, esp. on either side of the ankle. |
| manubrim | bony part or process shaped like a handle. also called presternum |
| metacarpals | any of the hand bones |
| metatarsal | any of the bones of the feet |
| open fracture | compounded fracture: bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open would. |
| orthopedic surgeon | branch of surgery that deals with the correction of injuries or disorder the skeletal system |
| orthotic | artificial support or brace for the limbs or spine. |
| osteitis | inflammation of substance of a bone |
| osteoathritis | degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward. |
| ossteochondroma | benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone |
| osteoclasis | treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection |
| osteonecrosis | is the medical term of death of bone tissue that occurs when the supply of blood to the bone is cut off for some reason |
| is the condition that occur when bone density is less than normal, but not yet considered osteoporosis | |
| osteoporosis | medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue |
| osteoporotic hip fracture | trauma involving direct impact to the hip bone which had been weakened by osteoporosis |
| osterrhaphy | suture or wiring a bone |
| Paget's disease | occurring chiefly in old age, in which the bones become enlarged and weakened, often resulting in fracture or deformation |
| pathologic fractue | a broken bone caused by disease, most commonly due a osteoporosis |
| percutaneous vertroplasty | minimally invasive surgical procedure that strengthens spinal bones |
| periostitis | inflammation of the membrane enveloping a bone |
| podiatrist | chiropodist; a specialist in care for the feet |
| prothesis | artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve |
| rheumatoid arthritis | chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in joints |
| rickets | disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| spina bifida | congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone |
| spiral fracture | is a bone fracture resulting from the affected bone being twisted apart |
| spondylolithesis | forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves |
| sphondylolithesis | ankylosis of a vertebral joint; degenerative spinal changes due to osteoarithritis |
| subluxation | partial dislocation |
| synovectomy | surgical removal of a part of synovial membrane of a synovial joint |
| vertebrae | any of the bones or cartilagious segments forming the spinal column. |
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