Chapter 3 - Skeletal Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
ankyl | crooked,bent,or stiff |
arthr | joint |
chondr | cartilage |
cost | rib |
crani | skull |
kyph | bent, hump |
lord | curve, swayback bent |
myel | spinal cord, bone narrow |
oss/e & oss/i | Bone |
osto/o & oste/o | bone |
scoli | curve, bent |
spondyl | vertebrae, verterbral column, backbone |
Synovi & Synov | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
sub | under, less, below |
meta | change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next |
-um | singular noun ending |
-lysis | breakdown, seperation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
acetabulum | the large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to form the hip joint. |
allogenic | originating with another |
ankylosing spondylitis | a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae. |
arthrolysis | the surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint |
arthrodesis | surgical function of the two bones to stiffen a joiont. |
arthroscopy | the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint |
autologous | originationg within an individual. |
chondroma | is a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells. |
chondromalacia | the abnormal softening of cartilage. |
comminuted facture | one in which the bone is splintered or crushed |
compression fracture | occurs when the bone is pressed together on itself. |
costochondritis | flammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum. |
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