Medical Terminology
Across
- 3. A muscle in the upper arm that helps with flexion.
- 5. The study of the skull and its features.
- 8. An excessive outward curvature of the spine, typically in the thoracic region, that results in a hunchback appearance.
- 11. An adjective meaning relating to or affecting the shoulder or scapula. For example, a scapular fracture is a fracture of the shoulder blade.
- 12. While not strictly medical, this term means the art of correct spelling.
- 13. A surgical procedure to repair the vertebral column.
- 14. Inflammation of the vertebrae.
- 16. Inflammation of a bursa, often caused by repetitive motion or pressure.
- 19. surgical removal of one or more metatarsal bones.
- 21. Pertaining to a rib and its cartilage.
- 24. Pertaining to the ankle bones.
- 25. The technical and common name for the upper arm bone.
- 26. Pertaining to the sacrum.
- 28. Relating to the foot or feet.
- 29. Inflammation of the spinal cord
- 30. Inflammation of the phalanges (finger or toe bones).
Down
- 1. Pertaining to the lower back, including the lumbar vertebrae and discs.
- 2. An adjective that means "relating to the fibula
- 4. The most common term, referring to a side-to-side curvature of the spine
- 6. A condition of fused fingers or toes.
- 7. A condition also known as Blount disease
- 9. Pertaining to the kneecap and the femur
- 10. Inflammation of the synovial membrane.
- 15. The study and practice of medical imaging using X-rays, radiation, and other imaging technologies to diagnose and treat diseases.
- 17. A bone in the hand or forefoot located between the carpus and the phalange
- 18. Inflammation of the joints.
- 20. Pain in the neck
- 22. A bone cell.
- 23. The surgical suturing of a tendon to bone.
- 27. Pertaining to the ulna.