The Skeletal System

the surgical fusion (joining together) of two bones to stiffen a joint, such as an ankle, elbow, or shoulder. arthro means joint, desis means surgical fixation of bone or joint.

is the surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint. arthro means joint, lysis means loosening or setting free

the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint. arthro means joint, scopy means visual examination

a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells. chondr means cartilage, oma means tumor

is the abnormal softening of cartilage. chondr means cartilage, malacia means abnormal softening

an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum. costo means rib, chondr means cartilage, itis means inflammation

a malformation of the skull due , to the premature closure of the cranial sutures. cranio means skull, stenosis means abnormal narrowing

blood within a joint. hem means blood, arthr means joint, osis means abnormal condition or disease.

Pertaining to the formation of blood cells. hemo means blood, poietic means pertaining to formation

the surgical removal of a lamina, or posterior portion, of a vertebra. lamin means lamina, ectomy means surgical removal

a malignant tumor composed of cells derived from blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow, myel means bone marrow, oma means tumor

The most common form of arthritis, that ismost commonly associated with aging, known as wear - and -tear oste/o, means bone, arthr, means joint, itis means inflammation

a benign bony projection covered with cartilage, oste/o means bone, chondr means cartilage, oma means tumor

surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity

abnormal softening of the bones in adults, oste/o means bone, malacia means abnormal softening

the death of bone tissue due to a lack of insufficient blood supply, oste/o means bone, necrosis means tissue death

thinner than average bone density in a young person, oste/o means bone, penia means deficiency

A marked loss of bone density and increased in bone porosity,frequently associated with aging. oste/o means bone, osis mean abnormal condition or disease

the suturing, or wiring together, of bones, oste/o means bone, rrhaphy , means surgical suturing

inflammation of the periosteum, peri means surrounding , ost means bone, itis, means inflammation

inflammation of the synovial membrane, that results in swelling and pain of the affected joint, syno,means, synovial membrane, itis, means ,inflammation

a degenerative disorder that ,can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function, spondyl means vertebrae, osis, means abnormal condition or disease

pain of the lumbar region, lower back pain, lumb means lumbar, ago means, diseased condition

the forward slipping, movement of the body, of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae, on the vertebra or sacrum below it, spondyl/o means vertebrae, listhesis means slipping

An abnormal increase in the outward, curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side, kyph means hump, osis, means abnormal condition or disease

Abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine, lord, means bent backward, osis means abnormal condition or disease

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, scoli, means curved, osis, means abnormal condition or disease

also known as osteodynia, mean pain in a bone, oste, means bone, algia means pain

inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone, oste/o, means bone , myel means bone marrow , itis, means inflammation

the surgical removal of a lamina, or posterior portion, of a vertebra, lamin means lamina, ectomy means surgical removal

an incision through the periosteum to the bone, peri means surrounding , otomy means surgical incision