The skeletal system Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked, bent, stiff
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
4
Q
cost/o
A
rib
5
Q
crani/o
A
skull
6
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
7
Q
kyph/o
A
bent, hump
8
Q
lord/o
A
curve, swayback bent
9
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction,
10
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
11
Q
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
A
bone
12
Q
scoli/o
A
curved, bent
13
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
14
Q
synovi/o, synov/o
A
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
15
Q
-um
A
singular noun ending
16
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen
17
Q
BDT
A
bone density testing
18
Q
BMB
A
bone marrow biopsy
19
Q
BMT
A
bone marrow transplant
20
Q
CR
A
closed reduction
21
Q
CSO
A
craniostenosis
22
Q
DXA
A
dual x-ray absorptiometry
23
Q
Fx
A
fracture
24
Q
HV
A
hallux valgus
25
JRA
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
26
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
27
NSAID
non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug