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Ch 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetabul- | depression of the coxa that articulates with the head of the femur. |
| ax- | axis |
| -blast | budding |
| canal- | channel |
| carp- | wrist |
| -clast | break |
| clav- | bar |
| condyl- | knob |
| corac- | a crow's break |
| cribr- | sieve |
| crist- | crest |
| fov- | pit |
| glen- | joint socket |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside |
| lamell- | thin plate |
| meat- | passage |
| odont- | tooth |
| poie- | make, produce |
| Achondrolasia | inherited condition that retards formation of cartilaginous bone. The result is a type of dwarfism. |
| Acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of facial features, hands, and feet in adults as a result of overproduction of growth hormone. |
| Ankylosis | a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease. |
| Arthralgia | joint pain |
| Arthrocentesis | joint aspiration; the clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule. |
| Arthrodesis | known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis, is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones via surgery. |
| Arthroplasty | surgical repair of joint; an operative procedure of orthopedic surgery performed, in which the arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with something better or by remodeling or realigning the joint by osteotomy or some other procedure. |
| Colles fracture | Fracture at the distal end of the radius that displaces the smaller fragment posteriorly. |
| Epiphysiolysis | Separation of loosening the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a bone. |
| Hemarthrosis | bleeding into joint spaces |
| laminectomy | Surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra, usually to relieve symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disc. |
| lumbago | dull ache in the lumbar region of the back |
| Orthopedics | Medical specialty that prevents, diagnoses, and treats diseases and abnormalities of the skeletal and muscular systems. |
| Ostealgia | pain in a bone |
| Ostectomy | Surgical removal os a bone |
| Osteitis | Inflammation of bone tissue |
| Osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage tissues |
| Osteogenesis | bone development |
| Osteogenesis imperfect | inherited condition of deformed and abnormally brittle bones |
| Osteoma | tumor composed of bone tissue |
| Osteomalacia | softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism, usually caused by vitamin D deficiency. |
| Osteomyelitis | bone inflammation caused by the body's reaction to bacterial or fungal infection |
| Osteonecrosis | death of bone tissue. This condition most commonly occurs in the femur head in elderly persons and may be due to obstructed arteries supplying the bone. |
| Osteopathology | study of bone diseases. |
| Osteopenia | decrease in bone mass due to reduction in rate of bone tissue formation. |
| Osteoporosis | decreased bone mineral content |
| Osteotomy | cutting a bone |
| Synovectomy | surgical removal of a part of the synovial membrane of a synovial joint. |
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