Pathophysiology - Skeletal System Related Vocabulary

Vocabulary Related to the Skeletal System Bones: oss/e, oss/I, oste/o, ost/o Bone Marrow: myel/o Cartilage: chondr/o Joints: arthr/o Ligaments: ligament/o Synovial Membrane: synovi/o, synov/o Synovial Fluid: synovi/o, synov/o Bursa: burs/o ago al algia ankyl arthr bifida burs centesis clasis chondr cost crani ectomy hallux hemat hem iatrist itis kyph listhesis lord lumb diseased condition pertaining to pain crooked, bent, stiff joint split bursa surgical puncture to remove fluid to break cartilage rib skull surgical removal of big toe blood blood specialist inflammation hump slipping bend backward lumbar Key Word Parts: lysis malacia myel myel necrosis oma osis oste otomy peri plasty pod poietic porosis rrhaphy sclerosis scoli scopy spina spondyl synov um valgus loosening, destroying abnormal softening bone marrow spinal cord tissue death tumor abnormal condition bone surgical incision surrounding surgical repair foot pertaining to formation porous condition to suture abnormal hardening curved visual examination pertaining to the spine vertebrae synovial membrane noun ending bent Instructions: Define the following terms using their roots/suffixes, and prefixes. Create and define 10 additional terms. Submit to the Canvas Drop Box. Submissions must be handwritten. Hemopoietic (hemo/poietic) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells Arthritis (arthr/itis) inflammation of the joint Ankylosis (ankyl/osis) abnormal condition of crooked/bent/stiff (joints) Arthralgia (arthr/algia) joint pain or pain in joints Bursitis (burs/itis) inflammation of the bursa Chondromalacia (chondro/malacia) abnormal softening of cartilage (joint cartilage) Osteoarthritis (osteo/arthr/itis) inflammation of bone joint Lumbago (lumb/ago) lumbar diseased condition or diseased condition of the lumbar Spina bifida (spina bifida) pertaining to the spine split Lordosis (lord/osis) abnormal condition of bending backward of the spine Scoliosis (scoli/osis) abnormal condition of spinal curve Kyphosis (kyph/osis) abnormal condition of the hump Osteoporosis (osteo/porosis) porous condition of bone(s) Osteomyelitis (osteo/myel/itis) inflammation of the bone marrow Arthroscopy (arthro/scopy) visual examination of the joint(s) Arthrocentesis (arthro/centesis) surgical procedure to remove fluid from the joint(s) Craniotomy (crani/otomy) surgical incision into the skull Bursectomy (brus/ectomy) surgical removal of the bursa Additional 10 Terms: 1. Chondritis (chondr/itis) inflammation of the cartilage 2. Osteoclasis (osteo/clasis) to break bone (as part of a correctional procedure) or the surgical destruction of bone tissue 3. Osteoplasty (osteo/plasty) surgical repair of bone(s) 4. Osteomalacia (osteo/malacia) abnormal softening of bone(s) 5. Podiatrist (pod/iatrist) food specialist 6. Costalgia (cost/algia) rib pain or pain in chest due to inflammation of the muscles between the ribs 7. Spondylolisthesis (spondylo/listhesis) the slipping of a vertebrae or a spinal condition in which a vertebrae slips out of place and onto the one below it causing lower back pain 8. Synovectomy (synov/ectomy) the surgical removal of the synovial membrane from around a joint 9. Lumbalgia (lumb/algia) lumbar pain (lower back pain that comes from the lumbar spine) 10. Halluxitis (hallux/itis) inflammation of the big toe 11. Myelitis (myel/itis) inflammation of the spinal cord 12. Spondylitis (spondyl/itis) inflammation of the vertebrae 13. Myeloma (myel/oma) bone marrow tumor or spinal cord tumor 14. Myelomalacia (myelo/malacia) abnormal softening of the spinal cord 15. Myelopathy (myelo/pathy) spinal cord disease/disease of the spinal cord or bone marrow disease/ disease of the bone marrow 16. Osteopathy (osteo/pathy) disease of the bones/bone disease 17. Cranioplasty (cranio/plasty) surgical repair of the skull (due to a defect to correct the skull) 18. Craniectomy (crani/ectomy) surgical removal of the skull (to relieve pressure of the brain with swelling) 19. Podalgia (pod/algia) foot pain 20. Costectomy (cost/ectomy) surgical removal of all or part of a rib(s)