Word parts
This word part means rib.
What is cost/o?
This term describes the condition commonly known as a "bunion."
What is hallux valgus?
This is where yellow bone marrow is located.
What is medullary cavity?
A specialist in diagnosing and treating disorders of the foot.
What is a podiatrist?
As viewed from the lateral side, this term means abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine.
What is kyphosis?
This word part means skull.
What is crani/o?
This is the term for hip socket.
What is acetabulum?
This is a form of arthritis associated with the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint.
What is gout?
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders involving the bones, joints, and muscles.
What is an orthopedic surgeon/orthopedist?
This term describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.
What is myelopathy?
This term means surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint.
What is arthrolysis?
The rounded bony projection on the tibia and fibula on the sides of each ankle joint.
What is malleolus?
This is the surgical repair of the skull.
What is cranioplasty?
This is a medical specialist who specializes in the disorders of a newborn.
What is a Neonatalogist?
This term describes a benign cartilaginous tumor.
What is chondroma?
What is spondyl/o?
This is the largest bone in the body.
What is femur?
This term describes the process of manufacturing red blood cells, white blood cells, and thrombocytes.
What is hemopoietic?
This specialist specializes in the manipulative treatment (manual adjustment of bones) of disorders originating from misalignment of the spine.
What is a chiropractor?
This is a form of arthritis, that is an autoimmune disorder in which synovial membranes/tissue are inflamed and thickened.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This term means crooked, bent, stiff.
What is ankyl/o?
A mechanical appliance such as a leg brace or splint that is specially designed to control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function.
What is an orthotic?
This is a type of fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart.
What is spiral fracture?
This specialist uses traditional forms of medical treatment in addition to specializing in treating health problems by spinal manipulation.
What is an Osteopath?
This is a disorder in children, characterized by softening and weakening of the bone.