Oste / o
This word refers to bone thinning that is not severe yet.
What is osteopenia?
The Hunchback of Notre Dame had this condition.
What is kyphosis?
Everyone gets this localized inflammatory joint condition if they live long enough.
What is osteoarthritis?
This root word and suffix combine to mean the visual examination of the inside of a joint using an instrument inserted into the joint capsule.
What is arthroscopy?
spinal cord or bone marrow
What is myel / o?
A condition most common in elderly women, this increases risk of fractures.
What is osteoporosis?
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, this condition most often appears during the pre-pubertal growth spurt.
What is scoliosis?
This word describes "the disease of kings."
What is gout?
This term can mean any open surgical repair of a joint, from resurfacing to total replacement.
What is arthroplasty?
deep curve of lower back, swayback, bent
What is lord / o?
Most often caused by vitamin D deficiency, this condition is abnormal bone softening.
What is osteomalacia?
Osteoporosis can cause this type of fracture in the vertebral body.
What is a compression fracture?
This word refers to stiffening and loss of mobility in a joint.
What is ankylosis?
The surgical removal of a synovial membrane from a joint.
What is synovectomy?
What is spondyl / o?
Often caused by spread of bacteria through the bloodstream, this condition is an inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone.
What is osteomyelitis?
This narrowing of the spinal canal can put pressure on the spinal cord.
What is spinal stenosis?
These joints are surrounded by a capsule full of joint fluid, and are the most mobile and complex type of joint.
What are synovial joints?
This procedure is the surgical removal of the lamina, or back portion of a vertebra, and can enlarge the spinal canal.
What is laminectomy?
rib
What is cost / o?
This word refers to a benign bony projection covered with cartilage.
What is osteochondroma?
This long and hard-to-pronounce word refers to the forward slipping movement of the body of one of the lumbar vertebrae on the vertebra or sacrum below it.
What is spondylolisthesis?
This word is the name for the fibrous joints of the skull.
What are sutures?
These two very long words refer to a procedure that goes through the skin to surgically repair a compression fracture.
What is percutaneous vertebroplasty?
joint
What is arthr / o?