CH.4 Diagnosis & Pathology

Question 1

osteomyelitis

Answer 1

infections of the bone

Question 2

spondylolysis

Answer 2

loss of vertebrae; small stress fracture in the vertebrae

spondylo (vertebrae) + lysis (loss)

Question 3

spondylolisthesis

Answer 3

severe fracture, vertebrae can slip onto one another

spondylo (vertebrae) + lithesis (slipping)

Question 4

spinal stenosis

Answer 4

narrowing of the spinal cord

sten (narrow) + osis (condition)

Question 5

osteoarthritis

Answer 5

inflammation of the joint, esp those bearing weight
excessive wear and tear of the joint

osteo (bone) + arthr (joint) + itis (inflammation)

Question 6

septic arthritis

Answer 6

arthritis includes infection

septic arthr (rotting joint) + itis (inflammation)

Question 7

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 7

inflammation of the joints; symptoms resemble a fever

disease of a joint inflammation

rheumat (old) + oid (resembling) + arthr (joint) + itis (inflammation)

Question 8

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 8

stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae

Question 9

chondro-osteodystrophy

Answer 9

poor development of the bones and cartilage

chondro (cartilage) + osteo (bone) + dys (bad) + trophy (nourishment

Question 10

craniosynostosis

Answer 10

premature fusing of the skull bones

cranio (skull) + syn (together) + ost (bone) + osis (condition)

Question 11

dactylitis

Answer 11

finger inflammation

dactyl (finger) + itis (inflammation)

Question 12

hypertrophic spondylitis

Answer 12

overdevelopment of the vertebrae causing the inflammation

hyper (over) + trophic (nourishment) + spondyl (vertebrae) + itis (inflammation)

Question 13

osteochondritis

Answer 13

inflammation of bone and cartilage

osteo (bone) + chondr (cartilage) + itis (inflammation)

Question 14

osteogenesis imperfecta

Answer 14

disease in which bones do not develop correctly

osteo (bone) + genesis im (creation not) + perfecta (complete)

Question 15

osteomalacia

Answer 15

softening of the bone

osteo (bone) + malacia (softening)

Question 16

osteomyelitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

Question 17

osteopathy

Answer 17

bone disease

osteo (bone) + pathy (disease)

Question 18

osteopenia

Answer 18

reduction on bone volume

osteo (bone) + penia (deficiency)

Question 19

osteoporosis

Answer 19

loss of bone density

osteo (bone) + por (pore) + osis (condition)

Question 20

spondyloarthropathy

Answer 20

joint disease of the vertebrae

spondylo (vertebrae) + arthro (joint) + pathy (disease)

Question 21

spondylosis

Answer 21

vertebrae condition

Question 22

osteocele

Answer 22

hernia of a joint

cele (hernia)

Question 23

arthrodysplasia

Answer 23

abnormal joint development

arthro (joint) + dys (bad) + plasia (formation)

Question 24

arthropathy

Answer 24

joint disease

arthro (joint) + pathy (disease)

Question 25

bursitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the bursa

burs (bursa) + pathy (disease)

Question 26

bursopathy

Answer 26

disease of the bursa

burso (bursa) + pathy (disease)

Question 27

subluxation

Answer 27

partial dislocation of a joint

sub (beneath) + luxation (dislocation)

Question 28

achondroplasia

Answer 28

defect in the formation of cartilage

a (no) + chondro (change) + plasia (formation)

Question 29

chondromalacia

Answer 29

chondro (cartilage) + malacia (softening)

Question 30

costochondritis

Answer 30

inflammation of the cartilage of the rib

costo (ribs) + chondr (cartilage) + itis (inflammation)

Question 31

muscular dystrophy

Answer 31

disorder characterized by poor muscle development

muscul (muscle) + ar (pertaining to) + trophy (nourishment)

Question 32

myopathy

Answer 32

muscle disease

Question 33

myasthenia

Answer 33

muscle weakness

asthenia (weakness)

Question 34

tardive dyskinesia

Answer 34

tardive dys (slow bad) + kinesia (movement)

Question 35

chondroma

Answer 35

tumorlike growth of cartilage

chrondr (cartilage) + oma (tumor)

Question 36

myoma

Answer 36

my (muscle) + oma (tumor)

Question 37

myosarcoma

Answer 37

myo (muscle) + sarc (flesh) + oma (tumor)

Question 38

osteocarinoma

Answer 38

bone cancer tumor

osteo (bone) + carcin (cancer) + tumor (oma)

Question 39

osteosacroma

Answer 39

cancerous tumor arising out of the bone cells

osteo (bone) + sarc (flesh) + oma (tumor)