Med Term Chapter 3

Front 1

ankyl/o

Back 1

Crooked,bent,stiff

Front 2

arthr/o

Back 2

Joint

Front 3

chondr/i or chondr/o

Back 3

Cartilage

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cost/o

Back 4

Rib

Front 5

crani/o

Back 5

Skull

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-desis

Back 6

To bind,tie together

Front 7

kyph/o

Back 7

Bent hump

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lord/o

Back 8

Curve swayback, bent

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-lysis

Back 9

Loosing or setting free

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myle/o

Back 10

Spinal cord, bone marrow

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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

Back 11

Bone

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scoli/o

Back 12

Curved, bent

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spondyl/o

Back 13

Vertebrae,vertebrae column, backbone

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synovi/o, synov/o

Back 14

Synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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-um

Back 15

Singular noun ending

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Acetabulum

Back 16

large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to the hip joint

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Allogenic

Back 17

originationg within another

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ankylosing spondylitis

Back 18

form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily cause inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae.

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arthrodesis

Back 19

surgical fushion of two bones to stiffin a joint such as an ankle,elbo,showder

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arthrolysis

Back 20

surgical fushion of two bones to stiffin a joint such as an ankyle,elebow,or shoulder

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arthroscopy

Back 21

is the visual exam

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chondroma

Back 22

is a slow growing bengin tumor derived from cartilage cells

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chondromalacia

Back 23

abnormal soofting of cartilage

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comminuted fracture

Back 24

one in which the bone is splintered or crushed

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compression fracture

Back 25

bone os predded together on itself

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craniostenosos

Back 26

malformation of the skull due to premature closer of the cranial sutures

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dual x-ray absorptiomentry

Back 27

is a low eposure radioraphic measurments of the spine and hips to measure bone density

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hallux valgus

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known as a bunion is an abnormal enlargment of the joint at the base of the great toe

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hemarthrosis

Back 29

blood within a joint

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hemopoietic

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pertaing to the formation of blood cells

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internal fixation

Back 31

fraction treatment procdure which pins are placed through the soft tissue and bone so that the external applications can be to hold the pieces of bone firmily in place during healing

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juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Back 32

autoimmune disorder that affects children 16

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kyphosis

Back 33

abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine

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lordosis

Back 34

an abnormal increase inthe foward curvature of the lumbar spine

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lumbago

Back 35

pain of the lumbar region of spine

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manubrium

Back 36

is the boney structure thatt forms the upper portion of the sternum

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metacarpals

Back 37

are the five bones that form the palms of the hand

Front 38

metatarsals

Back 38

form that part of the foot to which the toes are attached

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myeloma

Back 39

type of cancer that occurs in blood making cells found in

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open fracture

Back 40

one in which the bone is broken and there is an p

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orthopedic surgeon

Back 41

physician who specilzed in diagnosing and treatment diseases and disorder of the join bone and muscle

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orthotic

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mechanical appliance such as a leg brace or a split that is specially designed to control correct or commpersent for inpaired limb function

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osteoarthritits

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associated with aging

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osteochondroma

Back 44

bengin boney projections covered by cartilage

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osteoclasis

Back 45

surgical fracture of a bone to correct a demformity

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osteomalacia

Back 46

abnormal softing of adults by aging

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osteomyelitis

Back 47

inflamation of the bone marrow adjacent

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osteopenia

Back 48

thinner than average bone density

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osteoporosis

Back 49

marked loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity that is frequently with aging

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periositis

Back 50

inflamation of the periosteum

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prosthesis

Back 51

substitute for a disease or missing body part

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rhumatoid arthritis

Back 52

chronic inflammatory diseas affect organs and other body parts are attacked

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rickets

Back 53

deficency disease occuring in children

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scoliosis

Back 54

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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spina bifida

Back 55

congential defect that occurs during pregnency

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spiral fracture

Back 56

fracutre when the bone twist

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spondlolisthesis

Back 57

foward movement of the body of one lower lumbar verterbra

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spondylosis

Back 58

degenerative disorder can cause loss of spinal structure

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subluxation

Back 59

partial displacemt of a bone from its joint

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synovectomy

Back 60

surgical removal of a synovial membrane from a joint