Occiput - Posterior
(back) part of the head.
Odontoïd process - Dens : a tooth like process that projects from
the anterior end of the centrum of the axis (second cervical
vertebra).
Orthopaedics - Branch
of the surgery concerned with preservation and restoration of
the skeletal system.
Ossification - Process
of forming bone or a bony substance in the body.
Osteoarthritic - Degenerative
joint disease.
Osteomyelitis - Inflammation
of a bone due to infection.
Osteophytes - Excessive
bone growth or excrescence usually found around a joint.
Osteoporosis - Disorder
in which bone is abnormally brittle and there is a reduction
of bone mass which can lead to fractures after minimal trauma.
