A | B |
osteo | refers to bone |
arthro | refers to joint |
prosthesis | artificial limb |
diarthrosis | a movable joint |
articulation | place where 2 or more bony parts join together |
dislocation | a bone temporarily out of it's normal position in a joint |
epiphysis | the ends of the long bones |
phantom limb | illusion following amputation of a limb that the limb is still present |
patella | knee cap |
ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
xiphoid process | forms the tip of the sternum |
reduce | restore the ends of a fractured bone to their usual relationship |
coccyx | tail bone |
fracture | break in a bone |
amputate | surgical removal of a limb |