Questions: 91. The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called: oste/o/tomy burs/o/tomy anthr/o/clasia chondr/o/plasty 92. What does the word part Talus-mean? jointed spine foot sole ankle

The answer to question 91 is: chondr/o/plasty.

Explanation:

• oste/o/tomy: This term refers to the surgical cutting of bone (oste/o = bone, -tomy = cutting).
• burs/o/tomy: This term refers to the surgical incision into a bursa (burs/o = bursa, -tomy = cutting).
• anthr/o/clasia: This term refers to the surgical breaking of a joint (anthr/o = joint, -clasia = breaking).
• chondr/o/plasty: This term refers to the surgical repair of cartilage (chondr/o = cartilage, -plasty = surgical repair).

The answer to question 92 is: ankle.

Explanation:

• jointed: This does not correspond to the word part "Talus".
• spine: This does not correspond to the word part "Talus".
• foot sole: This does not correspond to the word part "Talus".
• ankle: The word part "Talus" refers to the ankle bone.

Summary:

• The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called chondr/o/plasty.
• The word part Talus means ankle.