Word Parts
What combining form means joint?
Arthr/o
What bone forms the lower jaw?
mandible
What term means inflammation of a bone?
osteitis
What procedure is a surgical fusing of two bones?
osteodesis
What is the outer covering of bone?
periosteum
What combining form means bone?
Oste/o
What term means an opening in a bone?
What term means abnormal softening of cartilage?
chondromalacia
What term is the surgical repair or replacement of a joint?
arthroplasty
What term means abnormal softening of bone?
osteomalacia
What combining form means cartilage?
Chondr/o
What bones encase the brain?
cranium
What term means the loss of bone density?
osteoporosis
What procedure is the surgical removal of a bone?
ostectomy
What term is also known as wear-and-tear arthritis?
osteoarthritis
What combining form means bone marrow and spinal cord?
myel/o
What is the lower most portion of the sternum?
xiphoid process
What term is also known as pronounced curvature at the lower end of the spine.
lordosis
What procedure is the surgical repair of the skull?
cranioplasty
What bone is also known as the collar bone?
clavicle
What suffix means to bind or tie together?
-desis
What are the bones of the wrist?
Carpals
What term means the loss or absence of mobility in a joint?
ankylosis
What procedure is surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint?
arthrolysis
What term means surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity?
osteoclasis