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Med Term

TermDefinition
hump kyph/o
cartilage chondr/i, chondr/o
crooked, bent, stiff ankyl/o
joint arthr/o
bursa burs/o
cranium, skull crani/o
rib cost/o
setting free, loosening -lysis
spinal cord, bone marrow myel/o
to bind, tie together -desis
vertebrae spondyl/o
curved scoli/o
swayback bent lord/o
synovial membrane synovi/o synovi/a
bone oste/o
the shaft of a long bone is known as the _______ diaphysis
seven short ________ bones make up each ankle tarsal
the upper portion of the sternum is the _________ manubrium
a _________ is movable synovial joint
the ________ bone is located just below the urinary bladder pubis
the opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is a _____ foramen
a/an ________ connects one bone to another bone ligament
the hip socket is known as the __________ acetabulum
the bones of the fingers and toes are known as the __________ phalanges
a normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as an attachment for muscles and tendons is known as a/an _________ process
BMT BMT
CR CR
Fx Fx
RA RA
TMJ TMJ
hemarthrosis hema-arthr-osis
osteochondroma osteo-chondr-oma
osteomalacia osteo-malacia
periostitis peri-ost-itis
spondylolisthesis spondylo-lithesis
abnormal hardening of bone is known as________ osteosclerosis
the surgical removal of a rib is a/an _______ costectomy
any disease of cartilage is known as ________ chondropathy
a surgical incision into a joint is a/an _________ arthrotomy
inflammation of cartilage is known as _______ chondritis
the surgical removal of a joint is a/an _______ arthrectomy
inflammation of more than one joint is known as _______ polyarthritis
any disease involving the bones and joints is known as _______ osteoarthropathy
a surgical incision or division of a rib or ribs is a/an_______ costotomy
abnormal softening of the skull is known as ________ craniomalacia
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