Word Parts
arthr/o
What combining form means joint?
mandible
What bone forms the lower jaw?
osteitis
What is inflammation of the bone?
arthrodesis
What is the procedure where two bones are fused?
periosteum
What is the outer covering of bone?
Oste/o
What combining form means bone?
Foramen
What term means an opening in a bone?
chondromalacia
What term means abnormal softening of cartilage?
arthroplasty
What term is the surgical repair or replacement of a joint?
osteomalacia
What term means abnormal softening of bone?
CHONDR/O
What combining form means cartilage?
cranium
What bones encase the brain?
osteoporosis
What term means the loss of bone density?
revision surgery
What procedure is the replacement of a worn implant?
clavicle
What bone is also known as the collar bone?
MYEL/O
What combining form means bone marrow and spinal cord?
manubrium
What is the upper portion of the sternum?
lordosis
What term is also known as swayback?
Spinal fusion
spinal fusion
osteoarthritis
What term is also known as wear-and-tear arthritis?
-DESIS as in arthrodesis
What suffix means to bind or tie together?
carpals
What are the bones of the wrist?
ankylosis
What term means the loss or absence of mobility in a joint?
arthrolysis
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
osteoclasis
What term means surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?