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clinical 1-2
S/T
Question | Answer |
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acromion | Outward extension of the shoulder bone. |
ankylosing spondylitis | Chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of the spine. |
arthritis | Inflammation of the joints. |
articular cartilage | Thin layer of cartilage at the ends of long bones. |
articulation | joint |
bursa; bursae | Sacs of fluid around the joint. |
cancellous bone | Spongy, porous bone tissue. |
cartilage | Flexible connective tissue. |
compact bone | Hard, dense bone tissue. |
condyle | Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone, near the joint. |
diaphysis | Shaft of a long bone. |
dislocation | Displacement of a bone from its joint. |
epiphysis | End of a long bone. |
fontanelle | Soft spot between the skull bone of an infant. |
foramen | Opening in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. |
fracture | Sudden breaking of a bone. |
haversian canals | Minute spaces filled with blood vessels, found in compact bone. |
intervertebral disk | A fibrocartilage substance between the vertebrae. |
joint | The point at which two bones come together. |
ligament | Connective tissue binding bones to other bones. |
olecranon | Large process forming the elbow. |
osteomyelitis | Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow due to a pyogenic infection. |
osteoporosis | Thinning and weakening of bone due to loss of calcium. |
periosteum | Membrane surrounding bones. |
rheumatoid arthritis | A chronic disease in which joints become inflamed and painful. |
sinus | Cavity within a bone. |
sprain | Trauma to a joint, with pain, swelling, and injury to ligaments. |
synovial cavity | Space between bones at a synovial joint. |
synovial fluid | Viscous fluid at a synovial cavity. |
tendon | Connective tissue which binds muscles to bones. |
ankyl/o | crooked, bent, stiff |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
burs/o | bursa |
chondr/o | cartilage |
fibros/o | fibrous |
ligament/o | ligaments |
lumb/o | loins, lower back |
myel/o | bone marrow |
scoli/o | crooked, bent |
synovi/o | synovial membrane |
ten/o | tendon |
-blast | immature cell |
-clasis | to break |
-clast | to break |
-malacia | softening |
-physis | to grow |
-porosis | passage |
-schisis | to split |