Terminology
Anatomy & Physiology
Diseases & Conditions
Surgical Procedures and Therapeutics
Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms
100

Bursa

What is the meaning of "burs/o?"

100

The cranium and facial bones.

What are the bones of the skull?

100

The inflammation of the joints. 

What is arthritis?

100

Removal of a limb, usually surgical.

What is an amputation.

100

Patient.

What is Pt, pt.?

200

Bone marrow; spinal cord.

What is the meaning of "myel/o?"

200

The calcaneus.

What is the heel bone called?

200

Form of arthritis in which uric acid builds up in the blood and causes joint swelling.

What is gout? (Also known as gouty arthritis)

200

Solid mold of a body part; used to immobilize fractures or dislocations. @Sierra.

What is a cast?

200

L.

What is the abbreviation for left?

300

The inflammation of the ankle.

What is tars-itis

tars/o: Ankle

-itis: inflammation

300

The three groups of bones on the foot.

What are the tarsals, metatarsal, and the phalanges?

300

An incomplete fracture; the bone is bent and partially broken. This type of fracture occurs primarily in children.

What is a greenstick fracture?

300

An appliance made of bone, wood, metal, or plaster of Paris; used for fixation of a body part. 

In other words: what is an object that hold a body part in place?

What is a splint?

300

BP.

What is the acronym for Blood Pressure?

400

Pertaining to around the lubricating fluid of joints

What is peri-synovi-al?

peri-: Around;Surrounding

synovi/o: Lubricating Fluid of Joints

-al: pertaining to

400

It gives structure to your cheeks.

What does the zygomatic bone do?

400

An intervertebral disk that has slipped or ruptured.

What is a herniated disk?

400

Arthroplasty.

What is the surgical repair of a joint?

400

MRI.

What is the acronym for magnetic resonance imaging?
500

What is a visual examination of the bones around the foot?


What is peri-osteo-pedo-scopy?

peri-: Around; Surrounding

oste/o: Bone

ped/o: Foot; Child

-scopy: Visual examination using a scope

500

They're the five functions of the bone.

How are support, protection, mineral storage, blood cell formation, and anchoring and movement of muscles related?

500

Abnormal softening of the bone. In children, this condition is known as rickets.

What is osteomalacia?

500

The surgical puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove accumulated fluid.

What is arthrocentesis?

500

The shortened form of the lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1.

What is L5-S1.