Ch 6 Flashcards
Arthr/o
Joint
Ankyl/o
Stiff joint
Outer portion
Cortic/o
Rib
Cost/o
Part of vertebrae
Laimina
Bent backwards
Lord/o
Inner portion
Medull/o
Bone marrow
Myel/o
Straight
Ortho
Loin
Lumb/o
To break surgically
Clasia
Stabilize, fuse
Desis
Slipping
Listhesis
Porous
Porosis
Mass of bone tissue that forms at fracture site during healing
Callus
Noise produced by bones or cartilage rubbing together
Crepitation
Artificial device to substitute for a missing or damaged body part
Prosthesis
Profession specializing in making prosthesis
Prosthetic
Fracture where vibe is shattered, splintered, or crushed
Comminuted fracture
Incomplete break; one side of bone is broken, the other is bent, common in children
Green stick fracture
Bone fragments are pushed into each other
Impacted fracture
Fracture at angle to bone
Oblique fracture