Across
- 1. joint
- 3. incision through the bone
- 6. abnormal condition of small holes
- 7. curve; swayback
- 8. to bind together joints between vertebrae; surgical fusion or spinal fusion
- 9. Visual examination of a joint using a scope
- 12. tendon
- 13. vertebrae; backbone
- 17. process of cutting or incision of tendon
- 18. around; surrounding
- 19. bone marrow
- 20. straightening of a bone abnormality
- 21. tendon
- 22. bone
- 23. pain relieving drug
- 28. deficiency
- 29. surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle to removed accumulated fluid
- 30. process; condition
- 31. artificial replacement for a missing body part
- 32. drug that reduces fever
- 33. to bind or tie a joint together; surgical immobilization of a joint
- 37. spinal tap
- 38. humpback
- 39. crooked; bent
- 41. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; drug that relieves pain, inflammation, and fever. EX: ibuprofen
- 42. resembling; like
Down
- 2. a blood test performed to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis
- 3. process; abnormal condition
- 4. surgical repair of joint
- 5. crooked; bent
- 10. watery flow
- 11. cartilage
- 14. removal of limb, usually surgical
- 15. softening
- 16. process of involving the use of a syringe and needle to withdraw bone marrow; stem cell transplant
- 22. surgical correction of the bone
- 24. pain reliever and sleep inducer (reduces activity of the central nervous system)
- 25. tumor; mass
- 26. surgical removal of a herniated (ruptured) vertebral disc
- 27. surgical removal of the bursa
- 30. pain
- 34. radiographic image used to diagnose skeletal changes in the body
- 35. below; under
- 36. slide
- 40. flesh; connective tissue