Chapter 2: Listening to Learn 1

Question 1

What means Arthrodesis?

Answer 1

A surgical procedure to stiffen a joint, such as an ankle, elbow, or shoulder.

Question 2

What means Arthrolysis?

Answer 2

Is the surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint.

Question 3

What means Arthroscopy?

Answer 3

The visual examination of the internal structure of a joint.

Question 4

What means Comminuted Fracture?

Answer 4

A fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed.

Question 5

What means Compression Fracture?

Answer 5

A broken bone that occurs when the bone is pressed together on itself.

Question 6

What means Crepitation?

Answer 6

Is the crackling sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together.

Question 7

What means Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry?

Answer 7

Is a low-exposure radiographic measurement of the spine and hips to measure bone density.

Question 8

What means Hemarthrosis?

Answer 8

Is blood within a joint.

Question 9

What means Hemopoietic?

Answer 9

Pertaining to the formation of blood cells.

Question 10

What means Kyphosis?

Answer 10

Is an abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side.

Question 11

What means Lordosis?

Answer 11

An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine.

Question 12

What means Lumbago?

Answer 12

Pain in the lumbar region of the spine, also known as low back pain.

Question 13

What means Orthotic?

Answer 13

A mechanical appliance, such as a leg brace or splint, that is specially designed to control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function.

Question 14

What means Osteoclasis?

Answer 14

The surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity.

Question 15

What means Osteopenia?

Answer 15

Is thinner than average bone density in a young person.

Question 16

What means Osteoporosis?

Answer 16

A marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity that is frequently associated with aging.

Question 17

What means Paget’s disease?

Answer 17

Is a bone disease of unknown cause that is characterized by excessive breakdown of bone tissue, followed by abnormal bone formation.

Question 18

What means Prosthesis?

Answer 18

Is an artificial substitute for a diseased or missing body part, such as a leg that has been amputated.

Question 19

What means Scoliosis?

Answer 19

An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

Question 20

What means Spina Bifida?

Answer 20

A congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it.