Word Parts
Combining form that means joint
What is ARTHR/O?
Bone that forms LOWER JAW
What is the mandible?
Osteitis
What is inflammation of a bone?
Arthrodesis
Outer covering of bone
What is periosteum?
Oste/o
What combining form means BONE?
What terms means opening in a bone?
What is foramen?
Abnormal softening of cartilage
What is chondromalacia?
Surgical repair or replacement of a joint
What is arthroplasty?
Combining form that means cartilage
What is CHONDR/O?
Bones that encase the brain
What is the CRANIUM?
Osteoporosis
What is the loss of bone density?
Surgical removal of bone
What is ostectomy?
Bone known as collar bone
What is the clavicle?
Myel/o
What is the combining form that means BONE MARROW and SPINAL CORD?
Upper part of the sternum
What is the MANUBRIUM?
Term known as swayback
What is lordosis?
Cranioplasty
What is surgical repair of the skull?
Two types of cells important for bone remodeling - the first builds bone, the second breaks down old/damaged bone
What are osteoblasts and osteoclasts?
Suffix that means to bind or tie together
What is -DESIS?
Bones of the wrist
What are CARPALS?
Loss or absence of mobility in a joint
What is ankylosis?
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
Osteoclasis
What is surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?