Skeletal System Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Term | Definition |
Costal | Pertaining to the ribs |
Chondromalacia | Softening of the cartilage. |
Arthritis | Inflammation of a joint. |
Exostosis | A benign growth on the surface of a bone |
Osteoalgia | Pain in a bone |
Osteonecrosis | Destruction and death of bone tissue |
Fracture FX | Broken bone |
Arthroplasty | Surgical repair of a joint. |
Diskectomy | Surgical removal of an intervertebral disk |
Craniectomy | Surgical removal of a part of the skull |
Osteorrhaphy | Suturing or wiring together of bones. |
Spondylosis | Any degenerative disease of the vertebrae |
Osteitis | Inflammation of the bone |
Osteochondroma | Benign tumor that grows on the surface of a bone that protrude as a hard limb covered with cartilage. |
Polyarthritis | Inflammation of more than one joint. |
Osteotomy | Surgical cut into a bone |
Osteoclasis | Surgical fracture of a bone to correct deformity |
Osteomyelitis | Inflammation of a bone and bone marrow |
Osteopenia | Thinner than average bone density. |
Osteoporosis | A marked loss of bone density and increase of bone porosity |
Osteosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the bone |
Arthectomy | Surgical removal of a joint. |
Arthrocentesis | Puncture of the joint to remove fluid |
Arthrosclerosis | Stiffness of the joints. |
Arthoscopy | Visual exam of the joint. |
Arthrotomy | Incision of a joint. |
Chondroplasty | Surgical repair of the cartilage |
Chondroma | Slow growing benign tumor originating from the cartilage. |
Osteopathy | Any degenerative disease of the bone. |
Cranioplasty | Surgical repair of the skull. |
Arthrodesis | Surgical fusion (joining together) of two bones to stiffen a joint. |
Spinal Fusion | A technique to immobilize part of the spine by joining together two or more vertebrae. |
Crepitation | The grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together |
Dislocation | Total displacement of a bone from its joint. |
Created by:
zainabgelle
Popular Medical sets