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ch 6 prefix/suffix
Signs and Symptoms of the skeletal muscular systems
Question | Answer |
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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 |