Med Term Exercises Ch. 3
3.10 to bind, tie together
-desis
3.8 setting free, loosening
-lysis
3.23 The hip socket is known as the
ACETABULUM
3.33 An ________ bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow from a donor.
ALLOGENEIC
3.19 A ________ is movable.
CARTILAGINOUS JOINT
3.85 Inflammation of cartilage is known as
CHONDRITIS
3.83 Any disease of cartilage is known as
CHONDROPATHY
3.82 The surgical removal of a rib or ribs is a/an
COSTOTOMY
3.90 Abnormal softening of the skull is known as
CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS
3.16 the shaft of a long bone is known as the
DIAPHYSIS
3.34 A percutaneous _________ is performed to treat osteoporosis related compression factors.
DISKECTOMY
3.21 The opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is a
FORAMEN.
3.56 Hemarthrosis
Hem-arthr/o-sis
3.20 The _______ bone is located just below the urinary bladder.
ILLIUM
3.17 Seven short ______ bones make up each ankle.
LARSAL
3.22 A/an _______ connects one bone to another bone.
LIGAMENT
3.88 Any disease involving the bones and joints is known as
OSTEOARTHROPATHY
3.32 A chronic bone disease that is characterized by the abnormal breakdown of bone followed by abnormal bone formation is known as
OSTEOMALACIA.
3.81 Abnormal hardening of bone is known as
OSTEOSCLEROSIS
3.57 Osteochondroma
Oste/o-chodr/o-ma
3.58 Osteomalacia
Oste/o-malacia
3.24 The bones of the fingers and toes are known as
PHALANGES
3.87 Inflammation of more than one joint is known as
POLYARTHRITIS
3.25 A normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as an attachment for muscles and tendons is known as a/an
PROCESS
3.59 Periostitis
Peri/o-it is
3.35 The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.
3.60 Spondylolisthesis
Spondyl/o-isthesis
3.18 The upper portion of the sternum is the
XIPHOID PROCESS
3.3 crooked, bent, stiff
ankyl/o
3.4 joint
arthr/o
3.5 bursa
burs/o
3.2 cartilage
chondr/i, chondr/o
3.7 rib
cost/o
3.6 cranium, skull
crani/o
3.1 hump
kyph/o
3.13 swayback bent
lord/o
3.9 spinal cord, bone marrow
myel/o
3.15 bone
oste/o
3.12 curved
scoli/o
3.11 vertebrae
spondyl/o
3.14 synovial membrane
synovi/o, synov/o
3.31 The surgical procedure for loosening of an ankylosed joint is known as
ARTHROLYSIS.
3.84 A surgical incision into a joint is a/an
ARTHROTOMY
3.89 A surgical incision or division of a rib or ribs is a/an
ARTHROTOMY
3.86 The surgical removal of a joint is a/an
ATHERECTOMY
