SAUCERIZATION.
Excision of tissue (bone) to form a shallow depression
SCOLIOSIS.
Abnormal curvature of the vertebral column, a lateral
curvature
SEOUESTRUM.
A piece of dead bone that has become separated from the sound
bone during the process of necrosis
SEROMA.
Soft swelling, filled with serum
SHEAR.
The distortion of a body by two oppositely directed parallel
forces
SPASTIC.
Of the nature of or characterized by spasms or spasticity
SPICA.
A figure-of-eight bandage
SPONDYLITIS.
Inflammation of one or more vertebrae
SPONDYLOLISTHESIS.
Ventral subluxation of one vertebral body referable to the next
vertebral body
SPONDYLOLYSIS.
A dissolution of the body of a vertebra
STRAIN.
The change in shape that a body undergoes when acted
upon by an external force
STRESS. The resisting force
occurring in a body as a result of an externally applied force
SUBLUXATION.
An incomplete or partial dislocation
SUPINATION.
A turning of the forepaw inward toward the body
SYNCHONDROSIS.
The union of bones by means of fibrous or elastic cartilage
SYNDACTYLISM.
The condition in which two or more toes are more or less completely
grown together or adherent
SYNDESMOSIS.
Artificial ankylosis by fibrous connection
SYNOSTOSIS.
The union of adjacent bones by means of osseous union of bones
that are normally separate
SYNOVECTOMY.
Excision of a part or all of the synovial membranes
SYNOVIAL
FLUID. A viscid fluid containing synovin, or mucin,
and a small proportion of mineral salts. It is transparent and
alkaline and resembles the white of an egg. Secreted by the
synovial membrane, it is contained in joint cavities, bursae,
and tendon sheaths
TENODESIS.
Tendon fixation; suturing of the end of a tendon to bone
TENOLYSIS.
Separation of a tendon from its tendon sheath
TENORRHAPHY.
The union of a divided tendon by a suture
TENOTOMY.
Surgical division of a tendon to correct deformity
TRANSPLANT.
To transfer tissue from one part to another
TREPHINE.
A cylindrical saw
VALGUS.
Bent outward; away from the midline of the body distal to joint
described
VARUS.
Bent inward; toward the midline of the body distal to joint
described
VOLAR. Referring to the walking
surface of the paw
