Prefixes
caud/o
tail (answer with tail or else)
-ic
pertaining to
Phenylketonuria
phenyl-keto-nuria
nosocomial infection
an infection you get while you're in the hospital for another reason
parts of the body further away from the center
distal
oss/i
bone
-desis
to bind
scoliosis
scolio-sis
Paget's disease
A chronic condition in which both the breakdown and regrowth of bone are increased
the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply
avascular necrosis
lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
-lysis
loosening
osteomyelitis
osteo-myel-itis
allogenic
Taken from different individuals of the same species
A condition in children in which bones become soft and deformed because they don't have enough calcium and phosphorus.
rickets
burs/o
bursa
-metry
to measure
avascular necrosis
avascular necr-osis
gout (GOWT)
a type of arthritis
a bone that is broken in at least two places
comminuted fracture
Per-
through
-thesis
to put, to place
percutaneous vertebroplasty (good luck)
Per-cutan-eous vertebro-plasty
hallux valgus
one of the most common forefoot deformities. considered to be a medial deviation of the first metatarsal
SURPRISE QUESTION: Osteitis Deformans is the medical terminology version of one of the words on this list. What word could it be?
Paget's disease (Teehee)