Match the term with its definition

1. fixation
2. laminectomy
3. bone scan
4. osteoarthritis
5. talipes
6. oblique
7. Colles’
8. atrophy
9. lateral epicondylitis
10. ganglion

a. procedure that uses radioactive dye
b. fracture at an angle to the bone
c. muscle wasting
d. stabilizing a broken bone while it heals
e. tennis elbow
f. clubfoot
g. forms on a tendon sheath
h. results in degeneration of bones and joints
i. wrist fracture
j. used to correct severe back problems


1. d
2. j
3. a
4. h
5. f
6. b
7. i
8. c
9. e
10. g

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