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MLopez Chap 3_vocab
Chapter 3 vocab 1-15
Term | Definition |
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ankyl/o | loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury, or surgical procedure |
arthr/o | of or pertaining to a joint |
chondr/o | of or pertaining to cartilage |
cost/o | of or pertaining to the ribs |
crani/o | of or pertaining to the skull |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind or tie together |
kyph/o | Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side; also know as humpback or dowager's hump |
lord/o | to bend backward |
-lysis | loosening, setting free or breaking down |
myel/o | of or pertaining to the spine |
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o | bone |
-poiectic | of or pertaining to formation |
scoli/o | curved |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
-um | ending |