The combining word forms that refer to the spine, vertebral column, and or vertebra are:
Rachio and spondylo
The combining form asthenia means:
Weakness
Dactylo means:
Finger/toe
The diagnostic term hammer toe means:
Toes are bent over or down
Meniscus literally means:
Crescent shape
The term "ankylosing" means:
The word part omo means:
Shoulder
Gnatho means:
Jaw
A ____ fracture means the bones are broken up into small parts.
Comminuted
What word part means thumb?
Pollex
The combining form of a term that means “hump or hunchback” is:
The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of lime or calcium in tissues is:
Calcinosis
Inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn
Anterior poliomyelitis
A patient with “genu osteoporosis” means the condition is located in their:
Knee
The diagnostic term Genu Varum means:
A condition that causes buildup of uric acid crystals in blood:
Gout
Swelling of the bursa below the knee is diagnostically referred to as:
Prepatellar bursitis
The diagnostic term myasthenia gravis actually means:
Muscle heavy and weak
_____ is a gristle-like connective tissue structure between bones.
Cartilage
The word frons means:
Forehead or front
A tear of tendons that hook the muscles of the forearm to the elbow is:
Tendon elbow
A ______ is usually a sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule.
Sprain
The diagnostic term muscular dystrophy means:
Faulty muscle development
Osteomyelitis literally means:
Bone marrow inflamed