Combining Forms
lord/o
bent backward
Name one species of archaea and describe the environment where it lives.
BMD
Bone Mineral Density
Compound Fracture
Broken bone with open skin wound
word for bone marrow
myel/o
When bones in joint are displaced from normal alignment
Dislocation
Creatine Kinase abbreviation
CK
Compression Fracture
Bone break causing loss of height of vertebral body
sacr/o
sacrum
fibromyalgia
chronic condition with widespread aching and pain in the muscles and fibrous soft tissue
HNP
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
A bone break where bone shatters into many small fragments
comminuted fracture
word for crooked, bent
scoli/o
Fixation
procedure to stabilize fractured bone while it heals
Intramuscular Abbreviation
IM
A fracture in which one bone fragment is pushed into another
Impacted Fracture
kyph/o
hump
Scoliosis
abnormal lateral curvature of spine
OA
Osteoarthritis
Abnormal shortening of muscle fibers, tendons, or connective tissue making it difficult to stretch muscle
Contracture