Word Parts
Combining form means joint
What is Arthr/o?
Bone that forms the lower jaw
What is mandible?
Term that indicates inflammation of a bone
What is osteitis?
Surgical procedure fusing two bones
What is arthrodesis?
Outer covering of bone
What is periosteum?
Combining form means bone
What is Oste/o?
Term that indicates an opening in a bone
What is foramen?
Term that indicates abnormal softening of CARTILAGE
What is chondromalacia?
Term describing the surgical repair or replacement of a joint
What is arthroplasty?
Term meaning abnormal softening of BONE
What is osteomalacia?
Combining form means cartilage
What is Chondr/o?
Term for bones that encase the brain
What is cranium?
Term that indicates loss of bone density
What is osteoporosis?
Procedure describing the surgical removal of a bone
What is ostectomy?
What is clavicle?
Combining form means bone marrow and spinal cord?
What is Myel/o?
Term for the uppermost portion of the sternum
What is manubrium?
Term for curvature in the low back (swayback)
What is lordosis?
Procedure to describe the surgical repair of the skull
What is cranioplasty?
Overuse injury in which a small crack in the bone develops from chronic excessive impact
What is a stress fracture?
Suffix means to bind or tie together
What is -desis?
Term for bones of the wrist
What is carpals?
Term to describe the loss or absence of mobility in a joint
What is ankylosis?
Procedure to describe surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint
What is arthrolysis?
Fracture treatment where a plate or pins is placed to hold broken pieces of bone in place
What is internal fixation or open reduction internal fixation (ORIF)?