Word Parts
joint
What is arthr/o
Number of bones in the body
What is 206
infant's foot is in fixed plantar flexion and deviates medially
club foot
open fracture
fx
fracture
carp/o
occipital
means porous bone; lessening in density
osteoporosis
one side of bone broken other side bent; incomplete fracture
greenstick fracture
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Skull
crani/o
Larger and stronger of two lower leg bones; also called the shin bone
tibia
involves intravenous injection of radioisotopes which is absorbed by bone tissue
bone scan
a minor fracture; also called stress fracture
TMJ
Temporoomandibular joint
ischium
ischi/o
Located on lateral side of thumb of arm
radius
narrowing of the vertebral canal, nerve canal of lumbar spinal column
spinal stenosis
break in bone but no open wound in skin
closed fracture
DIP
Distal Interphalangeal (joint)
humpback
kyph/o
bat shaped bone located at base of skull
sphenoid
nonmetallic disease of bone characterized by excessive boned destruction and unorganized bone formation
Paget disease
occurs at lower end of radius within 1 inch of wrist
Colles fracture
DEXA
Dual Energy Xray Absorptiometry