ELIH103 MT Chapter 14

inflammation of a joint.

• arthrocentesis

• arthralgia

• arthritis

• arthrodesis

pain in the joints

• arthrocentesis

• arthralgia

• arthritis

• arthrodesis

surgical fusion of a joint.

• arthritis

• arthrocentesis

• arthralgia

• arthrodesis

surgical removal of cartilage.

• chondroplasty

• chondrectomy

• crepitation

• kyphosis

excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.

• lordosis

• myelopathy

• Osteoporosis

• kyphosis

A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.

• Osteoporosis

• Scoliosis

• tendinous

• -malacia

any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow.

• Osteoporosis

• ankylosis

• myelopathy

• arthrocentesis

a childhood disease in which the bones do not grow properly or harden due to a vitamin D deficiency.

• Rickets

• tendinous

• Scoliosis

• fracture

surgical removal of a spinal lamina

• laminectomy

• diskectomy

• patellectomy

• Scoliosis

to join, unite, or grow together

• fracture

• ankylosing

• ankylose

• tendon