Skeletal vocab

Osteosarcoma

• inflammation of the joints of the hands or feet
• manipulative or surgical procedure used to correct a fracture or hernia
• inflammation of many joints
• malignant tumor of the bone

ulnocarpal

• inflammation of a joint
• appliance used for fixation, support, and rest of an injured body part
• pertaining to the ulna side of the wrist
• the surgical removal of a portion of the skull

polyarthritis

• inflammation of many joints
• excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.
• shaped like a sword
• incision of the skull

sternotomy

• pertaining to a rib and the sternum
• sharp or pointed projection, as on a bone
• medical term for knock-knee
• incision into the sternum

Scoliosis

• abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
• medial bone of the forearm
• pain in the lower back
• surgical repair of a joint

symphysis

• growing together
• pertaining to below the rib
• A mineral that is essential for bone growth, teeth development, blood coagulation, and many other functions
• defect in the formation of cartilage at the epiphysis of long bones

tendinitis

• inflammation of a tendon
• incision of the skull
• hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints
• abnormal condition of stiffness of joins

reduction

• the surgical removal of a portion of the skull
• bowleg
• manipulative or surgical procedure used to correct a fracture or hernia
• abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

lumbodynia

• pain in the lower back
• pain in the ischium, hip
• pertaining to the finger or toe
• hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints

myelitis

• Surgical excision of one or more bones of the hand
• pertaining to cartilage
• inflammation of bone marrow
• inflammation of a joint