Here are examples of common medical terms related to the skeletal system that ca (29/19) -- Medical Terminology - 2e

Here are examples of common medical terms related to the skeletal system that can be easily defined by breaking the terms into their word components. Arthrocentesis - Break down the medical term into word components: Arthr/o/centesis - Label the word components: Arthr = WR; o = CV; centesis = S - Define the word components: Arthr = joint; centesis = surgical puncture to aspirate fluid - Create a final definition of the medical term: A surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint Musculoskeletal - Break down the medical term into word components: Muscul/o/skelet/al - Label the word components: Muscul= WR; o = CV; skelet = WR; al = S - Define the word components: Muscul = muscles; skelet = bones; al = pertaining to - Create a final definition of the medical term: Pertaining to muscles and bones Osteomyelitis - Break down the medical term into word components: Oste/o/myel/itis - Label the word components: Oste = WR; o = CV; myel = WR; itis = S - Define the word components: Oste = bone; myel = bone marrow; itis = inflammation - Create a final definition of the medical term: Inflammation of bone and bone marrow Vertebroplasty - Break down the medical term into word components: Vertebr/o/plasty - Label the word components: Vertebr = WR; o = CV; plasty = S - Define the word components: Vertebr = vertebral column; plasty = surgical repair - Create a final definition of the medical term: Surgical repair of the vertebral column