Medical Terminology

joint pain

puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint

surgically breaking a joint

fusion of a joint

record of a joint

joint inflammation

incision into a joint

instrument to view inside a joint

removal of a bursa

inflammation of a bursa

removal of cartilage

cartilage softening

cartilage tumor

surgical repair of cartilage

pertaining to the outer portion

pertaining to inside the skull

incision into the skull

pertaining to the inner portion

bone marrow tumor

bone pain

bone and cartilage tumor

to surgically repair a broken bone

inflammation of bone and bone marrow

incision into the bone

bone disease

instrument to cut bone

inflammation of synovial membrane

removal of synovial membrane

pertaining to between vertebrae

mass of bone tissue formed at a fracture during healing

noise produced by bones or cartilage rubbing together

bone spur

hunchback-outward curvature of the thoracic spine

swayback-forward curvature of lumbar spine

brace or splint used in preventing or correcting deformities

common wrist fx

fx in which bone is shattered

fx in which bone has broken thru the skin

fx involving loss of height of a vertebral body

broken bone

incomplete break; one side of bone is broken, opposite side is bent-common in childrendue to softer more pliable bones

fx in which bone fragments are pushed into each other

fx at an angle to the bone

fx caused by diseased or weakened bone

fx line spirals around the shaft of the bone

slight fx caused by repetitive low-impact forces

complete fx that is straight across, at right angle to the long axis of bone

malignant growth found in the shaft of tlong bones

most common type of bone cancer-usually beings in osteocytes found at the ends of long bones

softening of the bones caused by calcium deficiency

decrease of bone mass caused by thinning and weakening of the bone

fairly common metabolic disease -unknown origin-bone destruction and deformity in middle-aged and elderly

inflammatory spinal condition that resembles rheumatoid arthritis-gradual stiffening and fusion of the vertebrae

herniation or protrusion of an intervertebral disk-also known as herniated disk or ruptured disk

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

vertebrtae fails to fully form around a spinal cord

narrowing of the spinal canal causing pressure on the spinal cord and nerves

forward sliding of lumbar vertabra over the vertabra below it

specifically refers to ankylosing spondylitis-but can mean any degenerative condition of the vertebral column

injury to the cervical vertebrae as a result of forwards and backwards movement of the head and neck

inflammation of the bursa of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

bones are displaced in a joint and no longer in contact with each other

arthritis resulting in degeneration of the bonesand joints, especially those bearing weight

chronic form of arthritis with inflammation of the joints, swelling, stiffness, pain and changes in the cratilage that can result in crippling deformities

damage to the ligaments surrounding a joint

an incomplete dislocation-joint alignment disrupted, but bones remain in contact

chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of connective tissue-can be mistaken for rheumatoid arthritis

clubfoot-congenital deformity causing misalignment of the ankle joint and foot