Arthritis

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
a r i s
Inflammation of a joint or joints
2.
r u m i d
3.
o s e a r i t
4.
o e o p o s
Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium
5.
f m y a g i
6.
i n j
Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc
7.
c i a e
Tough elastic tissue
8.
a u i u n
9.
e e s e
Physical activity that keeps you fit
10.
h e h
In good shape and not sick
11.
s m t s
Any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated (plural)
12.
g u
13.
l u
Any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
14.
o e s
More than average fatness
15.
p i
Emotional distress
16.
b s
17.
w k e s
A flaw or weak point
18.
x a
Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid
19.
t e d
A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
20.
l i a t
A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles
21.
h e i y
The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
22.
b o g
Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
23.
e n e n t
The natural world around us
24.
i l a t i n