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Chapter 3
Exam 2
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
01/23/2008

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Term
oss/e
oss/i
oste/o
ost/o
Definition
bone
Term
myel/o
Definition
bone marrow
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
synovi/o
synov/o
Definition
synovial membrane
Term
burs/o
Definition
bursa
Term
ankylo
Definition
crooked/stiff
Term
costo
Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
-desis
Definition
surgical fixation to bind
Term
kyph/o
Definition
hump
Term
lord/o
Definition
curve
Term
-lysis
Definition
breakdown, setting free
Term
-poietic
Definition
to form/make
Term
spondyl/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
-um
Definition
singular noun ending
Term
synovial
Definition
moveable (ball/socket)
Term
epiphysis
Definition
wide end of long bone
Term
proximal epiphysis
Definition
nearest midline/beginning bone
Term
distal epiphysis
Definition
end of bone/farthest from midline
Term
foramen
Definition
opening for blood vessels, nerves, ligaments
Term
ankylosis
Definition
abnormal bent/stiff condition of joint
(immovable joint)
Term
arthralgia
Definition
joint pain
Term
arthrosclerosis
Definition
abnormal joint hardening
Term
bursitis
Definition
inflammation of bursa
Term
chondroma
Definition
tumor made of cartilage
Term
chondromalacia
Definition
abnormal softening of cartilage
Term
hallux valgus
Definition
bunion (bent big toe)
Term
luxation
Definition
dislocation/displacement
Term
subluxation
Definition
incomplete displacement
Term
craniostenosis
Definition
premature closure of cranial sutures of newborn. causes pressure on brain
(skull narrowing)
Term
hemarthrosis
Definition
abnormal condition in which there is blood in the joints
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
inflammation of bones and joints
(wear and tear arthritis)
Term
herniated disk
Definition
ruptured intervertebral disk
Term
lumbago
Definition
low back pain
Term
spondylitis
Definition
inflammation of vertebra
Term
spondylosis
Definition
abnormal condition of vertebr
Term
kyphosis
Definition
humpback
Term
lordosis
Definition
swayback
(bent inward
Term
scoliosis
Definition
curved sideways (right or left)
Term
exotosis
Definition
outward benign growth
Term
spondyloisthesis
Definition
slipped inflamed vertebra
Term
osteitis
Definition
inflamed bone
Term
osteomalacia
Definition
softening of bone
Term
osteoporosis
Definition
loss of Ca causing porous condition of bone
Term
Paget's Disease
(osteitis deformans)
Definition
bone destruction with abnormal bone repair (grows back wrong)
Term
rickets
Definition
demineralized bones with deformity
(lack of Vit D and Ca)
Term
Talipes
Definition
congenital defect, club foot (inward or outward)
Term
Ewing's sarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of connective tissue in diaphysis of long bones. affects children and adolescents
Term
myeloma
Definition
malignant tumor of blood forming tissues

causes pathological fractures (bone is so diseased that they fracture spontaneously)
Term
osteochondroma
Definition
Term
comminuted fracture
Definition
crushed or splintered bone
caused by crushing injury
Term
arthroscopy
Definition
visual exam of joint using arthroscope
Term
bone marrow biopsy
Definition
sharp needle inserted into hipbone or sternum to examine blood cells of determine donor match
Term
DXA scan
Definition
dual x-ray absorpTIOmetry to detect osteoporosis
Term
NSAIDs
Definition
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Term
Acetaminophen
Definition
non asprin pain releiver
Term
autologous bone marrow transplant
Definition
originating within an individual
Term
allogenic bone marrow transplant
Definition
donor bone marrow
Term
arthroscopic surgery
Definition
surgery performed with arthroscope on joint
Term
synovectomy
Definition
surgical removal or synovial membrane
Term
thermal capsulorrhaphy
Definition
using heat to suture
Term
arthroplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a joint
Term
laminectomy
Definition
surgical removal of tissue in vertebrae
Term
percutaneous vertebroplasty
Definition
surgical repair of vertebra through the skin
(bone cement injected)
Term
craniectomy
Definition
surgical removal of part of the skull
Term
craniotomy
Definition
surgical incision of the skull
Term
osteoclasis
Definition
surgically break a bone
Term
osteorrhaphy
Definition
suturing or wiring together bones
Term
APAP
Definition
Acetaminophen
Term
BMT
Definition
bone marrow transplant
Term
DXA
Definition
dual xray absorptiometry
Term
fx
Definition
fracture
Term
MRI
Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term
NSAID
Definition
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Term
OA
Definition
osteoarthritis
Term
ORIF
Definition
open reduction internal fixation
(when bone is broken they go in and set the bone and put in pins etc)
Term
RA
Definition
rheumatoid arthritis
Term
PKR
Definition
partial knee replacement
Term
THR
Definition
total hip replacement
Term
TKR
Definition
total knee replacement
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