Word Parts
What combining forms means joint?
ARTHR/O
What bone forms the lower jaw?
mandible
What term means inflammation of a bone?
osteitis
What procedure is a surgical fusing of two bones?
arthrodesis
What is the outer covering of bone?
periosteum
What combining forms means bone?
OSTE/O
What term means an opening in a bone?
foramen
What term means abnormal softening of cartilage?
chondromalacia
What term is the surgical repair or replacement of a joint?
arthroplasty
What term means abnormal softening of bone?
osteomalacia
What combining forms means cartilage?
CHONDR/O
What bones encase the brain?
cranium
What term means the loss of bone density?
osteoporosis
What procedure is the surgical removal of a bone?
ostectomy
What bone is also known as the collar bone?
clavicle
What combining forms means bone marrow and spinal cord?
MYEL/O
What is the upper portion of the sternum?
manubrium
What term is also known as swayback?
lordosis
What procedure is the surgical repair of the skull?
cranioplasty
What term is also known as wear-and-tear arthritis?
osteoarthritis
What suffix means to bind or tie together?
-DESIS
What are the bones of the wrist?
carpals
What term means the loss or absence of mobility in a joint?
ankylosis
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
arthrolysis
What terms means surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?
osteoclasis