click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
chapter 3 bones
Term | Definition |
---|---|
ankyl/o | crooked, stiff, bent |
arthr/o | joints |
burs/o | fluid sac between bones |
chondr/i, chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | skull/brain |
ili/o | pertaining to the ilium |
kyph/o | humpback |
ligament/o | ligament |
lord/o | curve/swayback |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o, osse/o, oss/i, ost/o | bone |
pod/o | foot |
sacr/o | flesh, connective tissue |
scoli/o | crooked, bent |
spondyl/o | vertebrae, backbone |
synovi/o | synovical membrane |
-ago | denote a disease |
-desis | surgical fixation, bind or tied |
-listhesis | slip; when one vertebrae moves forward |
-lysis | loosening |
-penia | decrease, deficient |
-plasia | enlargement |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-um | structure |
vertebr/o | vertebra, spine |
DJD | digenerative joint disorder |
Fx | fracture |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
OA | osteoarthritis |
TKA | total knee arthoplasty |