patella
kneecap
yellow bone marrow
bone tissu that functinos as a fat storage area and is located in the medullary cavity
dawarfism
short stature
formen
the opening in a bone through which the blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass
artroplasty
the surgical repair or replacement of a damaged joint
gouty arthritis
from of arthritis which is characterized by the depositi of uric acid in the joints
chondroplasty
a surgical repair of cartilage
ultrasonic bone density testing
test for osteoporosis
primary bone cancer
a relatively rare malignant tumor that originates in a bone
closed reduction
the attempted realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation
cardiorrhexis
rupture of the heart
arterionecrosis
the tissue death of an artery or arteries
hepatorrhagia
bleeding from the liver
perinatal
the times and events surrounding birth
ilium
part of the hip bone
atresia
congenital absence of a normal opening or the filure of a structure
(ex. anus, to be tubular)
genome
the complete set of an individual's genetic information
ABDOMINOCENTESIS
the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
ACRONYM
a word formed from the intitial letter of the major parts of a compound term
ACUTE
a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
ANGIOGRAPHY
the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection to make these blood vessels visible
APPENDECTOMY
surgical removal of the appendix
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arterries
ARTHRALGIA
pain in a joint or joints
COLOSTOMY
a surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface
CYANOSIS
a blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood
DERMATOLOGIST
blue discoloration of the shin caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood
DIAGNOSIS
the identification of a disease