medical terminology packet 3

hump

cartilage

crooked, bent, or stiff

joint

noun ending

cranium, skull

rib

setting free, loosening

spinal cord, bone marrow

surgical fixation of a bone or joint

vertebra, vertebrae

curved

bent backward

synovial membrane

bone

shaft of a long bone

short bones that make up each ankle

upper portion of the sternum

movable joint

bone located just below the urinary bladder

opening in a bone through which the blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass

connects one bone to another bone

hip socket

bones of the fingers and toes

normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as an attachment for muscles and tendons

breastbone

cheekbones

collarbone

kneecap

point of the elbow

surgical procedure for loosening of an ankylosed joint

bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it with fibrous (scar-like) tissue

bone marrow transplant that uses bone marrow from a donor

performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures

medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis

medical term for the condition commonly known as low back pain

surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity

form on rheumatoid arthritis characterized by progressive stiffening of the spine

surgical suturing, or wiring together, of a bone

sound that is heard when the ends of a broken bone move together

bone marrow transplant

closed reduction

fracture

rheumatoid arthritis

temporomandibular joint

death of bone tissue

abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower or lumbar spine

congenital defect

malignant tumor composed of cells derived from blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow

bulging deposit that forms around the area of a break during the healing of a fractured bone

performed to treat a patient with craniostenosis or to relieve increased intracranial pressure

partial displacement of a bone from its joint

procedure that stiffens a joint or joints several vertebrae. also known as surgical ankylosis or fusion

surgical procedure to replace a joint with an artificial joint

medical term for the condition commonly known as a bunion

surgical removal of a bursa

benign bony projection covered with cartilage

abnormal softening of the bones

inflammation of the periosteum

forward movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebra on the vertebra below it

thinner than average bone density

inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum

minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of the interior of a joint

bone partially bends and cracks and is not completely broken

inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

cancer that starts in another part of the body and then spreads to the bones

abnormal curvature of the spine, dowager’s hump

harvesting one’s own bone marrow to receive later

ends of the bones are crushed together

surgical repair of damaged cartilage in a joint

evaluation test for bone density

procedure that exerts a pulling force on the distal end of the affected limb

congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus (ankle bones)

abnormal hardening of the bone

surgical removal of a rib

disease of cartilage

surgical incision of a joint

inflammation of cartilage

surgical removal of a joint

inflammation of more than one joint

surgical incision or division of a rib or ribs

abnormal softening of the skull