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MedTm Ch4 Word Build
Med Term Chpt 4 Word Bldg - Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthrocentesis | puncture to withdraw fluid from joint |
| arthroclasia | surgically breaking the joint |
| arthrodesis | fusion of a joint |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| arthrotomy | incision into a joint |
| arthroscopy | visual examination of the inside of a joint |
| bursectomy | excision of a bursa |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| bursolith | stone in a bursa |
| chondrectomy | excision of cartilage |
| chondromalacia | cartilage softening |
| chondroplasty | surgical repair of cartilage |
| intracranial | pertaining to inside the skull |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull |
| myeloma | bone marrow tumor |
| osteocarcinoma | cancerous bone tumor |
| osteochondroma | bone and cartilage tumor |
| osteoclasia | to surgically break a bone |
| osteomalacia | bone softening |
| ostemyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| osteotomy | incision into a bone |
| osteopathy | bone disease |
| osteoporosis | abnormal condition of porous bones |
| osteotome | instrument to cut bone |
| intervertebral | pertaining to between vertebrae |