Vocab Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked, bent stiff
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
4
Q
cost/o
A
rib
5
Q
crani/o
A
skull
6
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
7
Q
kyph/o
A
bent , hump
8
Q
lord/o
A
curve, swayback, loin
9
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
10
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
11
Q
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
A
Bone
12
Q
scoli/o
A
curved, bent
13
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae , vertebral column, back bone
14
Q
synovi/o, synov/o
A
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
15
Q
-um
A
singular noun ending
16
Q
acetaminophen =
A
APAP
17
Q
bone density testing =
A
BDT
18
Q
bone marrow biopsy =
A
BMB
19
Q
bone marrow transplant =
A
BMT
20
Q
closed reduction =
A
CR
21
Q
craniostenosis=
A
CSO
22
Q
dual x-ray absorptiometry =
A
DXA
23
Q
fracture =
A
Fx
24
Q
hallux valgus =
A
HV
25
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis =
JRA
26
magnetic resonance imaging =
MRI
27
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug =
NSAID
28
osteoarthritis =
OA
29
osteoporosis =
OP
30
open reduction internal fixation =
ORIF
31
partial knee replacement =
PKR
32
rheumatoid arthritis =
RA
33
spina bifida =
SB
34
total hip arthroplasty =
THA
35
total hip replacement =
THR
36
total joint arthroplasty =
TJA
37
total knee arthroplasty =
TKA
38
total knee replacement =
TKR
