Chapter3

Question 1

Ankly/o

Answer 1

Crooked, bent, stiff

Question 2

Arthr/o

Answer 2

Joint

Question 3

Chondr/i, chondr/o

Answer 3

Cartilage

Question 4

Cost/o

Answer 4

Rib

Question 5

Crani/o

Answer 5

Skull

Question 6

Desis

Answer 6

Bind, tie together

Question 7

Kyph/o

Answer 7

Bent, hump

Question 8

Lord/o

Answer 8

Curve, swayback, bent

Question 9

Lumb/o

Answer 9

Lumbar, lower back

Question 10

Myel/o

Answer 10

Spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 11

Oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

Answer 11

Bone

Question 12

Scoli/o

Answer 12

Curved, bent

Question 13

Spondyl/o

Answer 13

Vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone

Question 14

Lysis

Answer 14

Setting free, loosening

Question 15

Acetabulum

Answer 15

Hip socket

Question 16

Allogenic

Answer 16

Originating within another

Question 17

Arthrodesis

Answer 17

Surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint

Question 18

Avascular necrosis

Answer 18

Area of bone tissue death caused by insufficient blood flow

Question 19

Chondromalacia

Answer 19

Abnormal softening of cartilage

Question 20

Crepitation

Answer 20

Grating sound when ends of broken bone move together

Question 21

Hemarthrosis

Answer 21

Blood within a joint

Question 22

Kyphosis

Answer 22

Abnormal increase in outward curvature of thoracic spine viewed from the side

Question 23

Lordosis

Answer 23

Abnormal increase in forward curvature of the lumbar spine

Question 24

Lumbago

Answer 24

Term for pain in the lumbar region of spine

Question 25

Malleolus

Answer 25

Rounded bony projection of the tibia and fibula (ankle joints)

Question 26

Orthotic

Answer 26

Compensate for impaired limb function; mechanical appliance

Question 27

Otitis

Answer 27

Inflammation of bone

Question 28

Osteoarthritis

Answer 28

Type of arthritis associated with aging

Question 29

Osteomalacia

Answer 29

Softening of bone in adults

Question 30

Podiatrist

Answer 30

Specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders with feet

Question 31

Radiculopathy

Answer 31

“pintched nerve”

Question 32

Rickets

Answer 32

Deficiency disease in children; defective bone growth

Question 33

Scoliosis

Answer 33

Abnormal lateral curvature of spine

Question 34

Spondylitis

Answer 34

Inflammation of the spine ( vertebrae )

Question 35

Spondylosis

Answer 35

Loss of normal spinal structure and function