Combining Forms
The combining form(s) of vertebra
What is spondyl/o and vertebr/o?
RA
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
What is scoliosis?
A small crack in the bone
What is a stress fracture?
United by fibrous tissue and allows almost no movement
What are fibrous joints?
The combining form of intervertebral disk
What is disk/o?
MRI
What is magnetic resonance imaging?
Chronic condition with widespread pain in the fibrous tissue of muscles
What is fibromyalgia?
The bone is broken at an angle
What is an oblique fracture?
A type of bone tissue that is the dense, hard exterior surface of bones
What is compact?
The combining form of bone marrow
What is myel/o?
MG
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
Condition that develops due to decrease in bone mass; results in thinning and/or weakening of the bone
What is osteoporosis?
The bone is broken and crushed into pieces
What is a comminuted fracture?
Hard, calcified connective tissue
What is bone?
The combining form for stiff/bent
What is ankyl/o?
BMD
What is bone mineral density?
Type of arthritis consisting of pain and swelling at joint between big toe and forefoot; caused by body depositing crystals of uric acid in soft tissues
What is gout?
The bone is broken and occurs at the wrist or distal radius
What is a colles fracture?
Found in the shaft of the bone and is composed of adipose tissue
What is yellow bone marrow?
The combining form of cartilage
What is chondr/o?
THA
What is total hip arthroplasty?
Excessive anterior curvature of lumbar region; also referred to as swayback and is often associated with obesity or late pregnancy
What is lordosis?
The bone has twisted apart
What is a spiral fracture?
Most common joint in the body; allows greatest range of motion
What are synovial joints?