Terminology 1
What is the correct term for "stiff joint"?
ankyl/o
What is a break of the bone into more than one fragment?
Comminuted fracture
age related wear and tear of spinal discs
spondylosis
a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back and forth movement of the neck
whiplash
What is the correct term for "vertebra"?
spondyl/o
What is the correct term for "cartilage"?
chondr/o
distal radius break, broken bone points upward
Colles' Fracture
a bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of the big toe
bunion
injury or disability caused when the normal position or other part of the body is disturbed
dislocation
What is the correct term for "foot"?
pod/o
What is the correct term for "bone marrow"?
myel/o
a broken bone that doesn't penetrate the skin - bruised, snapping noise or can't move the area
closed fracture
birth defect of which the feet are rotated internally at the ankle, sometimes called club foot
talipes
damage to one or more ligaments in a joint often caused by trauma or the joint being taken beyond its functional range of motion
sprain
What is the correct term for "joint"?
arthr/o or articul/o
What is the correct term for "femur"?
femor/o
an injury where a broken bone pierces the skin
compound fracture
exaggerated curve of lower back
lordosis
sideways curve of spine
scoliosis
crani/o
cranium
What is the correct term for "hump"?
kyph/o
a fracture caused by a loss of bone mass that occurs as a part of aging
compression fracture
spinal stenosis
excessive bend of the spine - roundback or hunchback
kyphosis
What is the correct term for "crooked, bent"?
scoli/o
neck
cervic/o
fracture occurring typically in children in which one side of the bone is broken and the other is only bent
Greenstick fracture
wears down the protective tissue at the end of the bones and worsens over time
osteoarthritis
cancer of the plasma cells (white blood cells)
myeloma
disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced and the bones become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
bone
oste/o
a fracture where broken ends of the bone are jammed together by the force of the injury
impacted fracture
birth defect where the spine and spinal cord don't form properly
spina bifida
chronic inflammatory disorder affecting many joints
rheumatoid arthritis
joint
articul/o
rib
cost/o
a broken bone caused by a disease
pathologic fracture
softening of bones, most often caused by a vitamin D deficiency
Osteomalacia
most common form of arthritis
softening and weakening of bones in children, usually due to inadequate vitamin D
rickets
low back
lumb/o
spiral fracture
disease that disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tissue
a partial dislocation of a joint or organ
subluxation
form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine - inflammation of spinal joints between vertebrae that can lead to chronic pain and discomfort
ankylosing spondylitis
path/o
disease
a fracture caused by repeated (rather than sudden) mechanical stress
stress fracture
slipping of the vertebrae that occurs at the base
spondylolisthesis
overgrowth of cartilage and bone that happens at the end of the bone near the growth plate
chondroma (osteochondroma)
burs/o
bursa
bent backwards
lord/o
inner portion
medull/o