Compléter
to know more about common medical terms in skeletal system
1
curvature
to
ectomy
removal
intervertebral
kyph
'excision
kyphosis
lord
spine
laminectomy
disk
relieve
lamin
ar
spine
disk
abnormal
lower
Lumbar
inflammation
surgical
spinal
inward
osis
lumbar
abnormal
pressure
pertaining
lordosis
lumb
Diskectomy
convexity
condition
intervertebral
increasing
back
osis
disk
A
Nermeen
:
Today
,
Mohamed
,
we
?
re
focusing
on
terms
related
to
the
spine
,
bones
.
Mohamed
:
Sure
!
I
?
m
ready
to
learn
.
TA
Nermeen
:
Great
!
Let's
start
with
.
The
root
word
in
is
-
,
meaning
convexity
of
the
spine
,
and
the
suffix
is
-
,
indicating
abnormal
condition
.
So
,
kyphosis
is
the
of
of
the
.
Next
is
the
root
-
means
'increased
concavity
of
the
spine
,
and
the
suffix
-
again
means
abnormal
condition
.
So
,
refers
to
an
of
the
spine
,
making
the
lower
back
arch
forward
more
than
usual
Mohamed
:
I
see
how
both
terms
describe
different
spine
curvatures
TA
Nermeen
:
refers
to
the
region
of
the
spine
.
The
root
-
means
lumbar
region
,
and
the
suffix
-
means
pertaining
to
.
So
,
lumbar
simply
means
the
region
of
the
.
On
the
other
hand
,
is
a
surgical
procedure
involving
the
removal
of
a
part
of
the
vertebra
called
the
lamina
.
The
root
-
refers
to
the
lamina
,
and
the
suffix
-
indicates
'excision
.
'
This
procedure
is
done
to
on
the
cord
or
nerves
.
Mohamed
:
Now
I
see
how
laminectomy
is
connected
to
the
spine
too
.
TA
Nermeen
:
Good
question
.
is
the
of
an
.
The
root
-
refers
to
the
intervertebral
disk
,
and
the
suffix
-
ectomy
means
.
'
It
?
s
a
common
procedure
for
herniated
disks
.
Diskitis
,
on
the
other
hand
,
refers
to
the
of
an
.
The
root
disk
-
is
the
same
,
but
this
time
the
suffix
-
itis
means
inflammation
.
2
pertaining
inflammation
to
bursa
femur
humerus
itis
humerus
inflammation
inflammation
crani
maxilla
to
excision
al
femoral
maxillitis
bursitis
pertaining
femur
maxilla
humeral
bursa
cranium
bursectomy
al
Mohamed
:
Nermeen
,
can
you
help
me
with
terms
related
to
bones
and
joints
this
time
?
TA
Nermeen
:
Of
course
!
Let
?
s
start
the
skull
.
The
root
-
means
cranium
,
and
the
suffix
-
means
pertaining
to
.
So
,
cranial
simply
means
the
.
the
thigh
bone
.
The
root
femor
-
means
,
and
the
suffix
-
al
means
.
So
,
refers
to
anything
related
to
the
.
Mohamed
:
I
get
it
now
!
TA
Nermeen
:
the
upper
arm
bone
.
The
root
humer
-
refers
to
the
,
and
the
suffix
-
means
pertaining
to
.
So
,
means
pertaining
to
the
.
On
the
other
hand
,
the
upper
jawbone
.
The
root
maxill
-
means
,
and
the
suffix
-
itis
indicates
.
So
,
means
of
the
.
Mohamed
:
I
can
see
the
pattern
now
!
TA
Nermeen
:
The
root
burs
-
refers
to
the
,
and
the
suffix
-
ectomy
means
.
So
,
is
the
excision
of
a
bursa
.
Bursitis
,
on
the
other
hand
,
the
root
burs
-
remains
the
same
,
but
the
suffix
-
means
inflammation
.
So
,
describes
the
painful
of
a
.
Mohamed
:
This
is
really
helpful
!
Thanks
for
breaking
it
down
,
Nermeen
.
TA
Nermeen
:
You
?
re
welcome
,
Mohamed
!
Keep
practicing
and
soon
all
these
terms
will
be
second
nature
to
you
.
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