Med Term Ch 7 Part 2

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-osis (suffix) meaning

Abnormal condition

Scoliosis=

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Supra- (prefix) meaning

Above

Acetabul/o (root) meaning

Acetabulum; hip socket

Arthropathy=

Any disease of a joint

In __________, a video camera takes images of a joint cavity and displays the images in a TV monitor. With this technique, and using a local anesthetic, the joint can be worked in with good visualization of the entire joint.

Arthroscopic surgery

Osteoclast=

Bone cell that breaks down bone

Malignant bone tumors start in _______

Bone cells and metastasize quickly

Osteogenesis=

Bone formation; also known as ossification

-clast (suffix) meaning

Breakdown

Burs/o (root) meaning

Bursa (sac filled with synovial fluid located around joints)

Ped/o (root) meaning

Child

A _______ means a bone is broken but there is no open cut in the skin

Closed fracture

If an incision in the skin is not necessary to place the bones back together, the procedure is called _______

Closed reduction

______ fracture is of the distal radius near the wrist

Colles'

_____ means the bone has been splintered

Comminuted

Scoli/o (root) meaning

Curved

Most common problems affecting the skeletal system as people age?

Decreased bone density and degeneration of articular cartilage

-pathy (suffix) meaning

Disease

A bony projection on the ulna

Elbow

Olecranon=

Elbow

Lordosis=

Exaggerated anterior curvature of the lumbar spine; swayback

Kyphosis=

Exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine; humpback

Bursectomy=

Excision of the bursa

Femor/o (root) meaning

Femur; thigh bone

Fibul/o (root) meaning

Fibula

-genesis (suffix) meaning

Formation

_____ means a bone is partially broken on one side and bent on the opposite side

Greenstick

Calcane/o (root) meaning

Heel

ili/o (root) meaning

Hip

Kyph/o (root) meaning

Humpback

-blast (suffix) meaning

Immature

Osteoblast=

Immature bone cell

Bursitis=

Inflamed bursa

An _______ fracture is on the joint surfaces of bone

Intra-articular

Arthr/o; articul/o (root) meaning

Joint

Arthralgia=

Joint pain; also known as arthrodynia

Osteoporosis=

Loss of bone density resulting in open spaces within bony substance

Osteosarcoma=

Malignant tumor of bone; also known as osteogenic sarcoma

Chondrosarcoma=

Malignant tumor of cartilage

-sarcoma (suffix) meaning

Malignant tumor of connective tissue

Olecran/o (root) meaning

Olecranon (elbow)

Epi- (prefix) meaning

On; upon

An _______ means a bone is broken and there is an open cut in the skin

Open or compound fracture

If it is necessary to incise the skin to place the bones back together, under direct visualization, the procedure is called _______

Open reduction

When the fracture is severe and screws, nails, or pins are needed to hold the bones in place, the procedure is called ______-

Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF)

Degeneration is the articulate cartilage due to overuse and resulting in painful movement of the joint (type of arthritis)

Osteoarthritis

_______ is the degeneration of articular cartilage

Osteoarthritis

In ______, bone density decreases because the rate of bone formation is less than the rate of bone loss

Osteoporosis

Decreased bone density results in ________, and articular degeneration leads to ________

Osteoporosis; osteoarthritis

Types of malignancies include:

Osteosarcoma, Ewing's tumor (occurs in children), the most common bone cancer, and chondrosarcoma

-algia (suffix) meaning

Pain

Patell/a; patell/o (root) meaning

Patella; kneecap

A ________ means the bone breaks because it is weak from disease. Ex: osteoporosis

Pathological fracture

Pelv/i; pelv/o (root) meaning

Pelvis

Suprapatellar=

Pertaining to a vibe the kneecap

Infrapatellar=

Pertaining to below the kneecap

Interarticular=

Pertaining to between the joints

Fibulocalcaneal=

Pertaining to the fibula and heel

Calcaneal=

Pertaining to the heel

Acetabular=

Pertaining to the hip socket

iliofemoral joint=

Pertaining to the joint between the hip and femur

Iliosacral joint=

Pertaining to the joint between the hip and sacrum; also know as the sacroiliac

Interphalangeal (IP) joint=

Pertaining to the joint between the phalanges

Radiocarpal joint=

Pertaining to the joint between the radius and wrist

Tibiofibular joint=

Pertaining to the joint between the tibia and fibula

Olecranal=

Pertaining to the olecranon, a bony projection in the ulna

Pelvic=

Pertaining to the pelvis

Ulnar=

Pertaining to the ulna

Phalang/o (root) meaning

Phalanx; one of the bones making up the fingers or toes

-porosis (suffix) meaning

Porous

-scopy (suffix) meaning

Process of visual examination

Arthroscopy=

Process of visually examining the joint cavity by using an arthroscope

Radi/o (root) meaning

Radius (one of the bones of the lower arm)

Fractured are caused by injury or disease. Treatment involves ______ (placing the bones back together) and ______ (placement of a cast over the broken bone to prevent movement)

Reduction; immoblization

An autoimmune (protection or immunity against ones self) disease in which the body's immune system fails to recognize its own cells as normal and the body's tissues are attacked as if they were foreign invaders, resulting in the degeneration of the joint (type of arthritis)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

-malacia (suffix) meaning

Softening

Osteomalacia=

Softening of bone

Chondromalacia=

Softening of cartilage

Ortho- (prefix) meaning

Straight

-pexy (suffix) meaning

Surgical fixation

Patellapexy=

Surgical fixation of the kneecap

-clasis=

Surgical fracture of refracture

Osteoclasis=

Surgical fracture or refracture of bone

Arthrodesis=

Surgical fusion of a joint

-desis (suffix) meaning

Surgical fusion; surgical binding

Arthrocentesis=

Surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid; aspiration of a joint cavity

-centesis (suffix) meaning

Surgical puncture to remove fluid; aspiration

Arthroplasty=

Surgical repair of a joint; usually refers to the total of partial replacement of the knee or hip joints with a prosthetic (artificial) device

Acetabuloplasty=

Surgical repair of the hip socket

Orthopedics=

Surgical specialty dealing with the correction of deformities and dysfunctions of the skeletal system

Lord/o (root) meaning

Swayback

Epiphysis=

The bulbous portion of a long bone on both sides of the shaft

Diaphysis=

The shaft of a long bone

Dia- (prefix) meaning

Through

Tibi/o (root) meaning

Tibia; shin

-physis (suffix) meaning

To grow

Uln/o (root) meaning

Ulnar (one of the bones of the lower arm)


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