Word Parts
ARTHR/O
What combining form means joint?
mandible
What bone forms the lower jaw?
osetitis
What term means inflammation of the bone?
Arthrodesis
What procedure is a surgical fusion of two bones?
periosteum
What is the outer covering of a bone?
Oste/o
What combining form means bone?
Foramen
What term means an opening in a bone?
Chondromalacia
What term means abnormal softening of the cartilage?
Arthroplasty
What term is the surgical repair of the joint?
osteomalacia
What term means abnormal softening of the bone?
Chondr/o
What combining form means cartilage?
Cranium
What bones encase the brain?
Osteoporosis
What term means 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 combining form means bone marrow and spinal cord?
manubrium
What is the upper portion of the sternum?
Lordosis
What term is also known as swayback
Spinal fusion
What term is the joining together of 2 or more vertebrae?
osteoarthritis
What term 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?
Anklyosis
What term means the loss or absence of mobility in a joint?
Arthrolysis
What procedure is the surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
Craniotomy
What term means a surgical incision into the skull?