Break It 'Til You Make It!
This type of fracture keeps the skin intact even though the bone is broken.
What is a closed fracture?
DJD
What is Degenerative Joint Disease?
The root spondyl/o refers to these bones that make up the spine.
What are vertebrae?
This prefix means around, as in the membrane around a bone.
What is peri-?
This condition causes bones to lose density and become fragile, increasing fracture risk.
What is osteoporosis?
This fracture occurs when one piece of bone is forced into another.
What is an impacted fracture?
This magical imaging test uses strong magnets and radio waves to create pictures of your insides.
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI?
Found in words like osteoporosis and osteomyelitis, this root means "bone".
What is oste/o?
When added to a root word, this suffix indicates inflammation of that body part.
What is -itis?
This spinal disorder involves a sideways curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
This type of fracture results in a bone being splintered or crushed.
What is a comminuted fracture?
This ligament in your knee is famous for snapping during sports and ruining entire seasons.
What is the ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)?
This root word refers to the part of the skeletal system made up of the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones.
What is crani/o(skull/cranium)?
Found in conditions like hyperostosis, this suffix refers to abnormal or excessive bone growth.
What is -ostosis?
This serious infection affects bone and bone marrow and often requires antibiotics.
What is osteomyelitis?
Caused by a direct blow or stress, this fracture cuts clearly across the bone, creating a straight perpendicular break.
What is a transverse fraction?
Doctors measure this value to check for osteoporosis or weak bones.
What is Bone Mineral Density (BMD)?
This root appears in terms like chondritis and chondromalacia and refers to the flexible tissue that cushions joints.
What is chondr/o (cartilage)?
Seen in orthopedic surgeries such as arthrodesis, this suffix means surgical fusion.
What is -desis?
This chronic condition disrupts the normal cycle of bone breakdown and rebuilding, leading to enlarged, weak bones.
What is Paget's disease?
This fracture occurs at the distal radius and results in "dinner-fork" deformity of the wrist.
What is a Colles fracture?
A patient with severe osteoarthritis might undergo this surgery, where both components of the hip joint are replaced.
What is THR (Total Hip Replacement)?
This root appears in medical conditions involving bone marrow dysfunction or spinal cord compression, making it one of the only roots with two major anatomical meanings.
What is myel/o (bone marrow/spinal chord)?
Seen in bone growth terms like endosteum, this prefix means inside or within.
What is endo-?
This chronic and progressive inflammatory disease can cause vertebrae to fuse together, leading to severe stiffness and loss of spinal flexibility.
What is ankylosing spondylitis?