Vocab Part 1 Flashcards
ankyl/o
crooked, bent stiff
arthr/o
joint
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
-desis
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
kyph/o
bent , hump
lord/o
curve, swayback, loin
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
Bone
scoli/o
curved, bent
spondyl/o
vertebrae , vertebral column, back bone
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
-um
singular noun ending
acetaminophen =
APAP
bone density testing =
BDT
bone marrow biopsy =
BMB
bone marrow transplant =
BMT
closed reduction =
CR
craniostenosis=
CSO
dual x-ray absorptiometry =
DXA
fracture =
Fx
hallux valgus =
HV
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis =
JRA
magnetic resonance imaging =
MRI
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug =
NSAID
osteoarthritis =
OA
osteoporosis =
OP
open reduction internal fixation =
ORIF
partial knee replacement =
PKR
rheumatoid arthritis =
RA
spina bifida =
SB
total hip arthroplasty =
THA
total hip replacement =
THR
total joint arthroplasty =
TJA
total knee arthroplasty =
TKA
total knee replacement =
TKR