Unit 2 Skeletal Disorder Flashcards

Avascular necrosis

(ay-VAS-cue-ler neh-KROH-sis)

a- means without, vascul/o means blood

vessels, -ar means pertaining to, necrosis

means tissue death. Avascular necrosis of the

bone is death of bone tissue due to insufficient

blood flow.

Radiculopathy

(rah-dick-you-LOH-path-ee)

Radicul/o means nerve or root, -pathy means

disease. Radiculopathy is compression of a

nerve in the spine, also known as pinched

nerve, causing pain, numbness, or weakness

Spinal stenosis

(steh-NOH-sis)

Stenosis means narrowing. Spinal stenosis is a

narrowing of the spaces within the spine. This

can press on the nerves and spinal cord,

causing pain

Multiple myeloma

(my-eh-LOH-mah)

Myel/o means bone marrow and -oma means

tumor. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer

found in the bone marrow.

Osteochondroma

(oss-tee-oh-kon-DROH-mah)

Oste/o means bone, chondr/o means

cartilage, and -oma means tumor.

Osteochondroma is a growth of bony tissue

covered in cartilage. It is benign.

Osteoporosis

(oss-tee-oh-poh-ROH-sis)

Oste/o means bone, por means small opening,

and -osis is a disease. Osteoporosis is a

disease that causes loss of bone density and

increase in small holes within the bone tissue.

Osteopenia

(oss-tee-oh-PEEE-nee-ah

Oste/o means bone and -penia means

deficiency. Osteopenia means a thinner bone

density than normal and can lead to

osteoporosis.

Osteitis

(oss-tee-EYE-tis)

Oste/o means bone, -itis means inflammation.

Therefore, osteitis is inflammation of a bone