Word Parts
Arthr/o-
What combining form means joint?
Mandible
What bone forms the lower jaw?
Osteitis
What term means inflammation of the bone?
Arthrodesis
What procedure is a surgical fusing of two bones?
Periosteum
What is the outer covering of bone?
Oste/o-
What combining form means bone?
Foramen
What term means an opening in a bone?
Chondromalacia
What term means abnormal softening of cartilage?
Arthroplasty
What term is the surgical repair or replacement of a joint?
Osteomalacia
What term means abnormal softening of bone?
Chondr/o-
What combining form means cartilage?
Cranium
What bones encase the brain?
Osteoporosis
What term means the loss of bone density?
Ostectomy
What procedure is the surgical removal of a bone?
Clavicle
What bone is also known as the collar bone?
Myel/o-
What combining form means bone marrow and spinal cord?
Manubrium
What is the upper portion of the sternum?
Lordosis
What term is also known as swayback?
Cranioplasty
What procedure is the surgical repair of the skull?
Wear-and-tear arthritis
What is Osteoarthritis?
-desis
What suffix means to bind or tie together?
Carpals
What are the bones of the wrist?
Ankylosis
What term means the loss or absence of mobility in the joint?
Arthrolysis
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
Osteoclasis
What term means surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?