Question | Answer |
Anti- | against |
-emia | blood condition |
Eu- | good |
Instrument to cut | tome |
Instrument to record | graph |
-lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
Many | poly; multi |
-penia | deficiency |
Process of recording | graphy |
Rrhexis | rupture |
Surgical puncture | -centesis |
ROM | range of motion |
ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
Ortho- | orthopedic |
IM | intramuscular |
Acetabulum | hip socket |
Arthrocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space |
Atrophy | lack of formation or decrease in size |
Cartilage | flexible; rubbery connective tissue on joint surfaces |
Chondrocostal | pertaining to the cartilage and the ribs |
Ewing sarcoma | rare malignant tumor arising in the bone; most often in children |
Osteodystrophy | a disease of the bones and joints |
Osteomyelitis | infection in the bone |
Osteoporosis | decrease in bone density; thinning and weakening of bone |
Scoliosis | spine has side ways curvature |
Arthroplasty | surgical replacement of the knee |
calcaneodynia | pain in the heel |
cephalometer | tool to measure the head |
clavicular | pertaining to the collar bone |
Hemiplegia | paralysis of one side |
humeral | pertaining to humerus |
Hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the blood |
Intervertebral | pertaining to between the vertebrae |
kyphosis | hump in the back |
lordosis | inward curvature in the lumbar spine |
lumbar | pertaining to the lower vertebrae 1-5 |
metacarpectomy | surgical opening of the metacarpals |
myorrhaphy | suturing of the muscle |
Myorrhexis | rupture of the muscle |
Osteoarthropathy | disease of the bones and joints |
osteocytes | bone cells |
osteogenesis | formation of bone |
osteomalacia | abnormal softening of the bone |
Paraplegia | paralysis of the lower extremities |
patellopexy | surgical fixation of the knee cap |
Pelvimetry | process of measuring the pelvis |
phalangitis | inflammation of the fingers and toes |
Quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities |
Sacrospinal | pertaining to the sacrum and the spine |
Spondylitis | inflammation and stiffing of the spine |
Sternocostal | pertaining to the sternum and ribs |
Tendinolysis | separation of the tendon from the bone |