Abbreviations
Terminology
Vocabulary-Bones
Pathological Conditions
Combining Forms
100
CTS
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
100
Increase In size of an organ or tissue
What is hypertrophy
100
Dense,hard connective composing the skeleton
What is Bone.
100
Traumatic breaking of a bone
What is Fracture
100
Oste/o
What is bone
200
L1 to L5
What is Lumbar Vertebrae
200
Loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging
What is sarcopenia
200
Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues
What is Collagen
200
Decrease in bine density;thinning and weakening of bone
What is Osteoporosis
200
burs/o
What is bursa
300
ACL
What is Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the knee
300
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space
What is arthrocentesis
300
Bone cell that helps form bony tissue
What is Osteoblast
300
Congenital abnormality of the hind foot(involving the talus.)
What is Talipes
300
Scoli/o
What is Crooked,Bent.
400
DEXA
What is Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
400
Chronic inflammatory myopathy
What is Polymyositis
400
Large process at the neck of the femur;attachment site for tendons of the hip musculature
What is Trochanter
400
Common malignant tumor arising from osteoblasts
What is Osteogenic Sarcoma
400
Kyph/o
What is Humpback,Hunchback.
500
NSAID
What is Nonsteroidal Antiflammatory Drug
500
An inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect of cartilage and bone formation
What is achondroplasia
500
Shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone
What is Diaphysis
500
Rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often occurring in children
What is Ewing Sarcoma
500
-Malacia
What is Softening
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