Skeletal System Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
2
Q
crani/o
A
skull
3
Q
lumb/o
A
loin; waist
4
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
5
Q
oste/o
A
bone marrow
6
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae
7
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebrae
8
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
9
Q
articul/o
A
joint
10
Q
burs/o
A
bursa
11
Q
ligament/o
A
ligament
12
Q
synov/o
A
synovial fluid; synovial membrane
13
Q
ten/o
A
tendon
14
Q
tend/o
A
tendon
15
Q
tendin/o
A
tendon
16
Q
akyl/o
A
crooked; stiff
17
Q
kyph/o
A
bumpback
18
Q
lord/o
A
curve; swayback
19
Q
lux/o
A
to slide
20
Q
scoli/o
A
crooked; bent
21
Q
-clasia
A
to break
22
Q
-desis
A
to bind together
23
Q
-physis
A
to grow
24
Q
-porosis
A
becoming porous or less dense
25
Break down of ankylosing spondylitis
```
ankyl = crooked; stiff
osing = condition
spondyl = vertebrae
itis = inflammation
```
26
Break down of ankylosis
```
ankyl = crooked; stiff
osis = condition
```
27
Break down of arthralgia
```
arthr = joint
algia = pain
```
28
Break down of arthritis
```
arthr = joint
itis = inflammation
```
29
Break down of arhropathy
```
arthr = joint
pathy = disease
```
30
Break down of bursitis
```
burs = bursa
itis = inflammation
```
31
Break down of chondromalacia patellae
```
chodro = cartilage
malacia = softening
patellae = kneecap
```
32
Break down of comminuted fracture
```
com = together
minuted = diminished
fracture = to break
```
33
Break down of compound fracture
```
com = together
pound = to place
fracture = to break
```
34
Break down of compression fracture
```
com = together
pression = squeeze
fracture = to break
```
35
Break down of fracture
fracture = "to break"
36
Break down of gouty arthritis
```
arthr = joint
itis = inflammation
```
37
Break down of greenstick fracture
fracture = "to break"
38
Break down of herniated disk
```
herni = hernia; protrusion
ated = subjected to
```
39
Break down of impacted fracture
fracture = "to break"
40
Break down of kyphosis
```
kyph = humpback
osis = condition
```
41
Break down of lordosis
```
lord = curve; swayback
osis = condition
```
42
Break down of luxation
```
lux = to slide
ation = process
```
43
Break down of osteoarthritis
```
osteo = bone
arthr = joint
itis = inflammation
```
44
Break down of osteomalacia
```
osteo = bone
malacia = softening
```
45
Break down of osteomyelitis
```
osteo = bone
myel = bone marrow
itis = inflammation
```
46
Break down of osteoporosis
```
osteo = bone
porosis = becoming porous or less dense
```
47
Break down of periositis
```
peri = surrounding
ost = bone
itis = inflammation
```
48
Break down of rhematoid arthritis
```
rheumat = watery flow
oid = resembling
arthr = joint
itis = inflammation
```
49
Break down of scoliosis
```
scoli = crooked; stiff
osis = condition
```
50
Break down of Simple fracture
fracture = "to break"
51
Break down of spina bifida
```
spina = spine
bifida = " clefted; branched'
```
52
Break down of subluxation
```
sub = under; beneath
lux = to slide
ation = process
```
53
Break down of synovitis
synov = synovial fluid; synovial membrane itis = inflammation
54
Break down of arthrocentesis
```
arthro = joint
centesis = puncture
```
55
Break down of arthography
```
arthro = joint
graphy = recording
```
56
Break down of arthroscopy
```
arthro = joint
scopy = visual examination
```
57
Break down of bone scan
no word elements
58
Break down of rheumatoid factor test
```
rheumat = watery flow
oid = resembling
```
59
Break down of amputation
amputation = " process of pruning or cutting off"
60
Break down of arthrectomy
```
arthro = joint
ectomy = surgical removal
```
61
Break down of artroclasia
```
arthro = joint
clasia = to break
```
62
Break down of arthrodesis
```
arthro = joint
desis = to bind together
```
63
Break down of arthroplasty
```
arthro = joint
plasty = surgical repair
```
64
Break down of bursectomy
```
burs = bursa
ectomy = surgical removal
```
65
Break down of craniotomy
```
cranio = skull
tomy = surgical incision
```
