Terminology
Bursa
What is the meaning of "burs/o?"
The cranium and facial bones.
What are the bones of the skull?
The inflammation of the joints.
What is arthritis?
Removal of a limb, usually surgical.
What is an amputation.
Patient.
What is Pt, pt.?
Bone marrow; spinal cord.
What is the meaning of "myel/o?"
The calcaneus.
What is the heel bone called?
Form of arthritis in which uric acid builds up in the blood and causes joint swelling.
What is gout? (Also known as gouty arthritis)
Solid mold of a body part; used to immobilize fractures or dislocations. @Sierra.
What is a cast?
L.
What is the abbreviation for left?
The inflammation of the ankle.
What is tars-itis
tars/o: Ankle
-itis: inflammation
The three groups of bones on the foot.
What are the tarsals, metatarsal, and the phalanges?
An incomplete fracture; the bone is bent and partially broken. This type of fracture occurs primarily in children.
What is a greenstick fracture?
An appliance made of bone, wood, metal, or plaster of Paris; used for fixation of a body part.
In other words: what is an object that hold a body part in place?
What is a splint?
BP.
What is the acronym for Blood Pressure?
Pertaining to around the lubricating fluid of joints
What is peri-synovi-al?
peri-: Around;Surrounding
synovi/o: Lubricating Fluid of Joints
-al: pertaining to
It gives structure to your cheeks.
What does the zygomatic bone do?
An intervertebral disk that has slipped or ruptured.
What is a herniated disk?
Arthroplasty.
What is the surgical repair of a joint?
MRI.
What is a visual examination of the bones around the foot?
What is peri-osteo-pedo-scopy?
peri-: Around; Surrounding
oste/o: Bone
ped/o: Foot; Child
-scopy: Visual examination using a scope
They're the five functions of the bone.
How are support, protection, mineral storage, blood cell formation, and anchoring and movement of muscles related?
Abnormal softening of the bone. In children, this condition is known as rickets.
What is osteomalacia?
The surgical puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove accumulated fluid.
What is arthrocentesis?
The shortened form of the lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1.
What is L5-S1.