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