Word Building Skeletal System Flashcards
1
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ossification
A
process of cartilage turning into bone
2
Q
hemarthorosis
A
blood within a joint
3
Q
sprain
A
when a ligament is wrenched or torn
4
Q
dislocation (luxation)
A
total displacement of a bone from its joint
5
Q
subluxation
A
partial displacement of a bone from its joint
6
Q
orthotic
A
mechanical appliance (brace or splint) to control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function
7
Q
prosthesis
A
substitute for a diseased or missing body part
8
Q
chondroplasty
A
surgical repair of damaged cartilage
9
Q
abnormal hardening of bone
A
osteosclerosis
10
Q
surgical remove of a rib or ribs
A
costectomy
11
Q
any disease of cartilage
A
chondropathy
12
Q
inflammation of more than one joint
A
polyarthritis
13
Q
any disease of the bones and joints
A
osteoarthropathy
14
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a substitute for a diseased or missing body part
A
prosthesis
