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skeletal system
roots, prefixes, and suffixes
Question | Answer |
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ankyl/o | stiff; immobile |
kyph/o | pertaining to a hump |
lord/o | swayback |
scoli/o | crooked; bent |
sub- | below; under |
supra- | above |
-blast | immature |
-clasis | surgical fracture |
-malacia | softening |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition |
fx | fracture |
C1-C7 | cervical vetebrae, 1 through 7 |
DEXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry |
L1-L5 | lumbar vertebrae, 1 through 5 |
ORIF | open reduction and internal fixation |
T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae, 1 through 12 |
THR | total hip replacement |