Word Parts
arthr/o
What bone forms the lower jaw?
mandible
What term means inflammation of a bone?
osteitis
What procedure is a surgical fusing of two bones?
arthrodesis
What is the outer covering of a bone?
periosteum
What combining form means bone?
oste/o
What term means an opening in a bone?
foramen
What term means abnormal softening of cartilage?
chondromalacia
What term is the surgical repair or replacement of a joint?
arthroplasty
What term means abnormal softening of a bone?
osteomalacia
What combining form means cartilage?
chondr/o
What bones encase the brain?
cranium
What term means loss of bone density?
osteoporosis
What procedure is the surgical removal of a bone?
ostectomy
What bone is also known as the collar bone?
clavicle
What combining form means bone marrow and spinal cord?
myel/o
What is the upper portion of the sternum?
manubrium
What term is also known as swayback?
lordosis
What procedure is the surgical repair of the skull?
cranioplasty
What term is also known as wear-and-tear arthritis?
osteoarthritis
What suffix means fixation, bind or tie together?
-desis
What are the bones of the wrist?
carpals
What are bones of the wrist?
carpals
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
arthrolysis
What term means surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?
osteoclasis