Combining Forms
The combining form for Meniscus.
What is Meniscus?
What is osteopenia?
What is abnormal reduction of bone mass?
What term means displacement of bones in a joint from their normal alignment?
What is dislocation?
What is abbreviation for fx?
What is Fracture?
analyze and define osteoarthritis
Oste/o- combining form(word root and combining vowel) bone
Arthr- word root; joint
-itis- suffix; inflammation
The combining form for Tendon.
What is Tendin/o?
What is spondylosyndesis?
What is fusing together of the vertebrae?
What term means abnormal stretching or tearing of a ligament that supports a joint?
What is sprain?
the analysis and definition of microdiscectomy
micro- prefix; small
disc-word root; intervertebral disk
ectomy- suffix; excision/ surgical removal
The combining form for Synovia/Synovial Membrane.
What is Synovi/o?
What is cranioschisis?
What is fissure of the cranium?
What is a physician who specializes in the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system called?
What is orthopedist?
Another name for a joint fusion
The combining form for Intervertebral Disk.
What is Disc/o?
What is bradykinesia?
What is slow movement?
What is inflammation of the connective tissue of the sole of the foot due to repetitive injury called?
What is plantar fasciitis?
Two different names for bone density tests
What is Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), dual energy x-ray absorptiometry [DEXA]?
The combining form for Cartrilage.
What is Chondr/o?
What is hemarthosis?
What is abnormal condition of blood in the joint?
The disease that is characterized by autoimmune inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
Linda is a 59 yr old women who gotten diagnosed with Osteoporosis 3 years ago, she came into the ER with severe pain in her lower back. She was scheduled for an MRI and her results came back to show she has a compressed fracture in her spine that needs surgery. what surgical repair is needed in this situation?
What is vertebroplasty?