Learning Exercise 3 - Medical Terminology | HRP 2303, Study notes of Medical Sciences

Download Learning Exercise 3 - Medical Terminology | HRP 2303 and more Study notes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! 3.1. hump = kyph/o 3.2.cartilage = chondr/o 3.3.crooked, bent, or stiff = ankyl/o 3.4.joint = arthr/o 3.5.noun ending = -um 3.6.cranium, skull = crani/o 3.7.rib = cost/o 3.8.setting free, loosening = -lysis 3.9.spinal cord, bone marrow = myel/o 3.10.surgical fixation of a bone or joint = -desis 3.11.vertebra, vertebrae = spondyl/o 3.12. curved = scoli/o 3.13. bent backward = lord/o 3.14. synovial membrane = synovi/o, synov/o 3.15. bone = oste/o 3.16. The shaft of a long bone is known as the diaphysis . 3.17. Seven short bones make up each ankle tarsal. 3.18. The upper portion of the sternum is the manubrium . 3.19. A is movable. synovial joint 3.20. The bone is located just below the urinary bladder. pubis 3.21. The opening in a bone through which the blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is a . foramen 3.22. A/An connects one bone to another bone. ligament 3.23. The hip socket is known as the . acetabulum 3.24. The bones of the fingers and toes are known as the . phalanges 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 3.26. breastbone sternum 3.27. cheekbones zygomatic 3.28. collarbone clavicle 3.29. kneecap patella 3.30. point of the elbow olecranon process 3.31. The surgical procedure for loosening of an ankylosed joint is known as arthrolysis The bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it with fibrous (scar-like) tissue is known as fibrous dysplasia 3.33. An bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow from a donor. allogenic 3.34. A percutaneous is performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures. vertebroplasty 3.35. The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is . osteoarthritis 3.36. The medical term for the condition commonly known as low back pain is lumbaego. Lumbago 3.37. The surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity is known as osteclasis. Osteoclasis 3.38. Ankylosing spondilitis is a form of rheumatoid arthritis characterized by progressive stiffening of the spine. spondylitis 3.39. An osterrhaphy is the surgical suturing, or wiring together, of bones. Osteorrhaphy 3.40. Crepetation is the sound that is heard when the ends of a broken bone move together. Crepitation ABBREVIATION IDENTIFICATION Write the correct answer on the line provided. 3.41. BMT Bone Marrow Transplant 3.42. CR closed Reduction 3.43. Fx Fracture 3.44. RA Rheumatoid Arthritis 3.45. TMJ Temporomandibular Joint 3.46. The term meaning the death of bone tissue is . osteonecrosis 3.47. An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower or lumbar spine is known as . lordosis 3.48. The condition known as is a congenital defect. spina bifida 3.49. A malignant tumor composed of cells derived from blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow is known as a/an myeloma 3.50. The bulging deposit that forms around the area of the break during the healing of a fractured bone is a callus 3.51. A/An is performed to treat a patient with craniostenosis or to relieve increased intracranial pressure. craniectomy 3.52. The partial displacement of a bone from its joint is known as . Subluxation 3.53. The procedure that stiffens a joint or joins several vertebrae is . This is also known as surgical ankylosis or fusion. Arthrodesis 3.54. The surgical procedure to replace a joint with an artificial joint is known as . arthroplasty 3.55. A medical term for the condition commonly known as a bunion is . Hallux valgus 3.56. A bursectomy is the surgical removal of a bursa. burs -ectomy 3.57. An osteochondroma is a benign bony projection covered with cartilage. oste/o chondr -oma 3.58. Osteomalacia, also known as adult rickets, is abnormal softening of bones in adults. oste/o - malacia 3.59. Periostitis is an inflammation of the periosteum. peri- ost -itis 3.60. Spondylolisthesis is the forward movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebra on the vertebra below it spondyl/o -listhesis 3.61. Osteopenia is thinner than average bone density. This term is used to describe the condition of someone who does not yet have osteoporosis, but is at risk for developing it. True 3.62. Paget’s disease is caused by a deficiency of calcium and vitamin D in early childhood.False 3.63. Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum. True 3.64. Dislocation is the partial displacement of a bone from its joint. False 3.65. Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of the interior of a joint. True 3.66. When Bobby Kuhn fell out of a tree, the bone in his arm was partially bent and partially broken. Dr. Grafton described this as a/an fracture and told the family that this type of fracture occurs primarily in children. greenstick 3.67. Eduardo Sanchez was treated for an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow. The medical term for this condition is . osteomyelitis 3.68. Beth Hubert’s breast cancer spread to her bones. These new sites are referred to as . secondary bone cancer 3.69. Mrs. Morton suffers from dowager’s hump. The medical term for this abnormal curvature of the spine is . kyphosis