Chapter 3 medical terms
Across
- 3. shrinking of muscle size
- 4. joint
- 10. bone tumor
- 11. thin, flattened bones of the ribs, shoulder blades (scapulae), pelvis and skull
- 14. repair or reconstruction of a joint
- 15. osteoarthritis
- 18. joint
- 20. cartilage (gristle)
- 22. history of present illness
- 23. grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones (also called crepitation)
- 26. digit (finger or toe)
- 27. smooth
- 28. abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe caused by inflammation of the bursa
Down
- 1. anterior-posterior
- 2. above knee amputation
- 3. bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest and hyoid bone
- 5. membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone
- 6. a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid
- 7. toward the side
- 8. no known drug allergy
- 9. humpback
- 11. fascia (a band)
- 12. binding or fusing of joint surfaces
- 13. neck
- 16. inflammation of the joints characterized by pain, swelling, redness, warmth, and limitation of motion; there are more than 100 different types of arthritis
- 17. softening of cartilage
- 19. situated below or directed downward (away from the head)
- 21. the point where two bones come together; also called joint
- 24. a projection arising from a bone that develops from cartilage
- 25. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug