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Med Term Ch 4

Bones/Joints/muscles

TermDefinition
kyphosis kyph/osis humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine
lordosis lord/osis sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine
scollosis scoll/osis crooked back; abnormal forward lateral curvature of the spine
carpitis carp/itis wrist inflammation
craniomalacia cranio/malacia softening of the skull
exostosis exo/ost/osis an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone
fracture a bone break
osteodystrophy osteo/dys/trophy poor bone development
osteolysis osteo/lysis bone loss
osteonecrosis osteo/necr/osis death of a bone
osteoscelerosis ostero/sceler/osis abnormal hardening of bone
polydactyly poly/dactyl/y having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes)
spondylitis spondyl/itis vertebra inflammation
spondylomalacia spondylo/malacia softening of the vertebra
syndactyly syn/dactyl/y fusion(something called webbing) of fingers(or toes)
tarsoptosis tarso/ptosis flat feet
bursolith burso/lith a stone in a bursa
effusion ef/fusion fluid buildup
hemarthrosis hem/arthr/osis blood in a joint
hydrarthrosis hydr/arthr/osis water(fluid) in a joint
pyarhtrosis pr/arthr/osis pus in a joint
atrophy a/trophy underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue
hypertrophy hyper/trophy overdevelopment of muscle tissue
myolysis myo/lysis loss of muscle tissue
myocele myo/cele hernia of muscle tissue
myomalacia myo/malacia softening of a muscle
myosclerosis myo/scler/osis hardening of a muscle
myotasis myo/tasis stretching of a muscle
myotonia myo/tonia muscle tone
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