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MLopez Chap 3_vocab
Chapter 3 vocab 1-15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |