Word Parts & Roots
The combining form arthr/o refers to this structural connection in the body.
What is a joint?
The large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that forms the hip socket.
What is the acetabulum?
An abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine, also known as humpback.
What is kyphosis?
A fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed into small pieces.
What is a comminuted fracture?
The surgical fusion or joining together of two bones to stiffen a joint.
What is arthrodesis?
This combining form means spinal cord or bone marrow.
What is myel/o?
These five bones form the palm of the hand.
What are the metacarpals?
An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine, also known as swayback.
What is lordosis?
A marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity frequently associated with aging.
What is osteoporosis?
The visual examination of the internal structure of a joint.
What is an arthroscopy?
The suffix -desis means to do this to a surgical site.
What is bind or tie together?
The bony structure that forms the upper portion of the sternum.
What is the manubrium?
An abnormal lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
An inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone.
What is osteomyelitis?
The surgical removal of a lamina or posterior portion of a vertebra.
What is a laminectomy?
The combining forms cost/o and crani/o refer to these two skeletal structures.
What are ribs and skull?
The total number of bony units that make up the spinal column.
A inflammatory disorder of the joints characterized by painful deposits of uric acid crystals.
What is gout?
A fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart.
What is a spiral fracture?
The surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity.
What is osteoclasis?
This combining form means crooked, bent, or stiff.
What is ankyl/o?
The rounded bony projections on the tibia and fibula on the sides of each ankle joint.
What is the malleolus?
The forward slipping movement of the body of one lower lumbar vertebra on the vertebra below it.
What is spondylolisthesis?
Bone tissue death caused by insufficient blood flow to the area.
What is avascular necrosis (or osteonecrosis)?
A fracture treatment in which a plate or pins are placed directly into the bone to hold broken pieces in place.
What is internal fixation (ORIF)?