Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
arthr | joint |
burs | bursa |
carp | carpus (wrist) |
chondr | cartilage |
cost | rib |
crani | cranium (skull) |
femor | femur (upper leg bone) |
ili | ilium |
ischi | ischium |
kinesi | movement, motion |
kyph | hump (spine) |
lord | bent forward (spine) |
necr | death |
oste | bone |
phalang | phalanx (any bone of the fingers or toes) |
pub | pubis |
rachi | vertebra, spine, vertebral column |
scoli | crooked, curved (spine) |
spondyl | vertebra spine, vertebral column |
stern | sternum (breast bone) |
ten | tendon |
tendon/o | tendon |
troph | development |
vertebr | vertebra, spine |
inter- | between |
-asthenia | weakness |
-desis | surgical fusion (to immobilize) |
-malacia | softening |
osteoplasty | surgical repair of the bone |
osteotomy | incision of bone |
fracture | broken bone |
gout | disease in which an excessive amount of uric in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, especially that of the great toe, producing arthritis |
ligament | connects bone to bone |
tendon | connects muscle to bone |
muscular dystrophy | group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness |
CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
Fx | fracture |
periosteum | the outer layer of the bone that covers and protects |
athroscopy | process of viewing a joint |
involuntary | not in control of muscle movement |
voluntary | being in control of muscle movement |
orthopedics | the study and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
ortho | orthopedics |
orthopedist | physician who specializes in the study and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
osteoporosis | disease caused by abnormal loss of bone density occurring predominantly in postmenopasual women, which can lead to an increase in fractures of ribs, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, hips, and wrists |
Fibromyalgia | disorders of muscle fibers, that causes pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances |
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