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SkeletalSystem Terms
Medical HUC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | crooked, bent or stiff |
| arth/o | joint |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | bent backwards |
| -lysis | loosening or setting free |
| myel | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| oss/e oss/i ost/o oste/o | bone; act as the framework for the body |
| -poietic | pertaining to formation |
| scoli/o | curved |
| spondyl/o | vertebrate |
| -um | noun ending |
| allogenic | originatin within another |
| ankylosis | is the loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, an injury, or a surgical procedure; is any degenerative condition of the vertebrate |
| arthrodesis | is a surgical procedure to stiffen a joint, such as a hip, or to join spinal vertebrate |
| arthroplasty | is any surgical repair of a damaged joint |
| arthrosclerosis | is stiffness of the joints, especially in the elderly |
| arthroscopic | is the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint |
| autologous | means originating within an individual |
| bursitis | is an inflammation of a bursa that is typically caused by repetitive movements |
| callus | a thickening of part of the skin on the hands or feet caused by repeated rubbing; the bulging deposit that forms around the area of the back in a fractured bone |
| comminuted | crushed into small pieces |
| crepitation | known as the crepitus |
| crepitus | is the crackling sensation that is felt and heard when the ends of a broken bone move together |
| fontanel | on a baby's head, known as the soft spot |
| kyphosis | abnormal increase in the outward curuature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side; also known as humpback or dowager's hump |
| laminectomy | surgical removal of a lamina from a vertebra |
| lumbago | pain of the lumbar region; also known as low back pain |
| maxillary | forms most of the upper jaw |
| orthopedist | orthopedic surgeon |
| orthotic | field of knowledge relating to the making and fitting of orthopedic appliances |
| osteoarthritis | form of arthritis commonly associated with aging; also known as wear-and-tear arthritis |
| Paget's | disease of unknown cause characterized by extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair; also known as osteitis deformans |
| patella | is the bony anterior portion of the kneecap |
| podiatrist | a specialist in diagnosing, treating, and correcting disorders of the feet |
| rheumatoid arthritis | also known as RA,is an autoimmune disorder |
| rheumatologist | a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases characterized by inflammation in the connective tissues |
| rickets | bone disorder caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiencies in early childhood |
| sacroiliac | is the slightly movable articulation between the sacrum and the ilium |
| subluxation | partial displacement of a bone from its joint |
| vertebrae | vertebral column consists of 26 |
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