Word Parts
ARTHR/O
What is the joint?
mandible
What is the lower jaw?
osteitis
What is the inflammation of a bone?
arthrodesis
What procedure is a surgical fusing of two bones?
periosteum
What is the outer covering of bone?
OSTE/O
What is a bone?
foramen
What is the opening in a bone?
chondromalacia
What is the abnormal softening of cartilage?
arthroplasy
What is the surgical repair or replacement of a joint?
osteomalacia
What is abnormal softening of bone?
CHONDR/O
What is cartilage?
cranium
What bone encases the brain?
osteoporosis
What is the loss of bone density?
revision surgery
What procedure is the replacement of a worn implant?
clavicle
What bone is also known as the collar bone?
MYEL/O
What is the bone and spinal cord?
manubrium
What is the upper portion of the sternum?
lordosis
What is also known as swayback?
spinal fusion
What is the joining together of two or more vertebrae?
osteoarthritis
What is also known as wear-and-tear arthritis?
-DESIS
What suffix means to bind or tie together>
carpals
What are the bones of the wrist?
ankylosis
What is the loss or absence of mobility in a joint?
arthrolysis
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
osteoclasis
What is surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?