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Ch5 Contructed Words
Question | Answer |
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arthr/algia | pain in a joint |
a/trophy | without development |
brady/kinesi/a | slow movement |
dys/kinesi/a | difficult movement |
ten/o/dynia | tendon pain |
ankyl/osis | abnormal condition of fused |
carp/o/ptosis | drooping wrist |
chondr/o/malacia | softening of cartilage |
crani/o/schisis | fissure of skull |
kyph/osis | abnormal condition of a hump |
lord/osis | abnormal condition of bent forward |
syn/drome | running together |
my/asthenia | muscle weakness |
oste/o/arthr/itis | inflammation of bone and joint |
oste/o/genesis | pertaining to producing bone |
oste/o/myel/itis | inflammation of bone marrow and bone |
oste/o/necr/osis | abnormal condition of death of bone |
quadri/plegia | paralysis of four (appendages) |
scoli/osis | abnormal condition of lateral curvature of the spine |
spondyl/arthr/itis | inflammation of vertebral joints |
arthr/o/centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint |
arth/o/clasia | breaking apart a joint |
arth/o/desis | surgical fixation of a joint |
arthr/o/gram | (radiographic) recording a joint |
arthr/o/scopy | process of viewing (visual exam) of a joint |
burs/o/tomy | surgical incision into a bursa |
electr/o/my/o/graphy | process of recording muscles using electricity (EMG) |
my/o/plasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
rachi/o/tomy | incision into the spine, vertebral column |
spondyl/o/syndesis | surgical fixation of vertebra |