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ch 6 prefix/suffix
Signs and Symptoms of the skeletal muscular systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| my/o | muscle |
| tax/o | reaction to a stimulus, movement |
| ten/o | tendon |
| troph/o | development |
| a- | without |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad,abnormal, painful, difficult |
| hyper- | excessive, abnormally high, above |
| -algia, - dynia | condition of pain |
| -a | singular |
| -ia | condition of |
| -y | process of |
| epi- | upon,over,above,or on top |
| para- | alongside or abnormal |
| poly- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| - asthenia | weakness |
| - cele | hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -genesis | origin,cause |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition of |
| -plasia | formation or growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasia, -clasis | break apart |
| -desis | surgical fixation or fusion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
| -gram | a record or image |
| -graphy | recording process |
| -iatry | treatment or specialty |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -lysis | loosen or dissolve |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -scope | instrument, used for viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision or to cut |