med term chapter 8
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An osteophyte is another name for
bone spur
All of the following are used during orthopedic surgery except
goniometer
A blood test for uric acid is used to diagnose
gout
The physician would order a blood test to check the uric acid level if a patient was suspected of having
gout
Bone cells that eat away old or damaged bone, releasing calcium into the blood, are called
osteoclasts
A/An ________ is a malignant tumor of the bone.
osteosarcoma
Gold compound drugs inhibit the immune system. They are used to treat
rheumatoid arthritis
Which of the following is a nuclear medicine procedure to detect hot spots that indicate cancerous tumors in the bone?
scintigraphy
The combining form spondyl/o- has the same medical meaning as which combining form?
vertebro
