Chapter 14 Musculoskeletal System Quiz 1, ANSWERS

1. lordosis: abnormal condition of bending forward (forward curve of the spine)
2. meniscitis: inflammation of the meniscus
3. osteomalacia: softening of bones
4. ankylosis: abnormal condition of stiffness
5. diskitis: inflammation of an intervertebral disk
6. carpoptosis: drooping wrist
7. bursitis: inflammation of a bursa
8. tenosynovitis: inflammation of the tendon and synovial membrane
9. osteomyelitis: inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
10. scoliosis: abnormal (lateral) curve of the spine
11. tenodynia: pain in the tendon
12. polymyositis: inflammation of many muscles
13. costectomy: excision of a rib
14. osteoplasty: surgical repair of the bone
15. synovectomy: excision of the synovial membrane (of a joint)
16. diskectomy: excision of an intervertebral disk
17. myorrhaphy: suture of a muscle
18. rachiotomy: incision into the vertebral column
19. spondylosyndesis: fusing together of the spine (spinal fusion)
20. tarsectomy: excision of one or more tarsal bones

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