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Bones
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Crani/o is the combining form meaning this
What is cranium or skull
100
The surgical removal of a rib or ribs is a/an
What is costectomy
100
Inflammation of the bursa is called this
What is bursitis
100
The long bone of the upper arm is called the
What is humerus
100

-dynia is the suffix meaning this

What is pain

200

-desis is the suffix meaning this

What is binding or fixation

200
abnormal softening of the bones in adults is called this
What is osteomalacia
200
abnormal curvature of the spine in a hump shape is this
What is kyphosis
200
The longest strongest bone in the body is known as the
What is femur
200

-metry is the suffix meaning this

What is act of measuring

300

scoli/o is the combining form meaning this

What is crooked, bent

300
Inflammation of cartilage is known as this
What is chondritis
300
An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine is known as this
What is lordosis
300
The bone otherwise known as the collar bone is called this
What is clavicle
300

-tome is the suffix meaning this

What is instrument used to cut

400

kyph/o is the combining form meaning this

What is humpback

400
Any disease involving the bones and joints is known as this
What is osteoarthropathy
400

A type of cancer found in the cartilage

What is chondroma

400
The knee cap is also known as the
What is patella
400

ankyl/o is the combining form meaning this

What is stiffness; bent, crooked 

500

lord/o is the combining form meaning this

What is swayback, curve

500

The term meaning to break (down) a bone 

What is osteoclast

500

The inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

What is osteomyelitis

500
The three types of bones we find in the ankle and the feet are the
What is tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges
500

 -physis is the suffix meaning

What is growth