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Med Term
Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chron/o | Long term/ overtime |
| congenital | present at birth |
| ped/o | foot or child |
| -penia | deficiency |
| oste/o | bone |
| dia | through, across, apart |
| meta | change, beyond |
| end/o | inside |
| -cyte | cell |
| osse/o | pertaining to bone |
| intra | within, inside |
| meat/o | passage, opening |
| syn | together, with |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -algia | pain |
| hem/o | blood |
| -sis | state of, condition of |
| por/o | Small openings, holey |
| -al | pertaining to |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| -ology | study of |
| epi | upon, on |
| peri | around |
| -blast, blast/o | developing cell |
| -clast | breaking down, destruction |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| -osis | condition of |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -scopy | visual examination, view |
| burs/o | fluid filled sac |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | making, production of |
| malac/o | soft |
| -ia | state of, condition of |
| kyph/o | humpback or hunchback |
| spin/o | spine |
| Fracture | A breaking of a bone |
| Herniated Disk | rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it, putting pressure on the spinal nerve roots |
| Kyphosis | excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back. |
| Lordosis | abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back condition) |
| Osteoporosis | A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily. |
| Rickets/Osteomalacia | A deficiency of calcium in children resulting in deformed bones. |
| Scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| spina bifida | a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it |
| Sprain | An injury in which the ligaments holding bones together are stretched too far and tear. |
| Strain | A condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| ankl/o | crooked, bent, stiff |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| scoli/o | Curved bent (lateral curve) |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| clavic/o, clavicul/o | clavicle (collarbone) |
| hy/o | U-shaped |
| inter | between |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone |
| exostosis | bony growth (benign) arising from the surface of bone |
| Gout | common form of inflammatory arthritis that is very painful. It usually affects one joint at a time (often the big toe joint). |
| Lyme's Disease | bacterial infection you get from the bite of an infected tick. |
| rheumatoid arthritis | a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and some organs of other body systems are attacked |
| menisc/o | meniscus (crescent) |
| disk/o | intervertebral disk |
| congenital | present at birth |
| lamin/o | vertebral lamina |
| pub/o | pubis |
| tibi/o | tibia; lower leg bone |
| dactyl/o | finger/toes |
| uln/o | ulna; lower medial arm bone |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| MCL | medial cruciate ligament |
| LCL | Lateral cruciate ligament |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| POLICE | protection, optimal loading, ice, compression, elevation |
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