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Elliott M,S,and P
Elliott Muscular,Skeletal,and Professional Terms
Question | Answer |
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chondr/o | cartilage |
chondroplasty | surgical repair of the cartilage |
-kinesi/o | movement |
dyskinesia | difficulty or abnormality of movement |
my/o | muscle |
myocardium | cardiac muscle in the middle layer of the heart |
-physis | growth or growing |
symphysis | growing together |
sarc/o | tissue |
sarcology | study of the soft tissue of the body |
troph/o/y | condition of nutrition,growth,or development |
atrophy | decrease in size of an organ or tissue due to lack of growth or nutrition |
arthr/o- | joint |
arthrogram | x-ray record of a joint |
cervic/o- | neck |
cervicodynia | neck pain |
crani/o- | skull |
craniotomy | incision or surgical cutting into the skull |
oste/o- | bone |
osteoarthritis | bone and joint inflammation(characterized by erosion of cartilage and bone and joint pain) |
tend/o- | tendon |
tendoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
Pulmonologist | Lung MD |
Hematologist | Blood MD |
Nephrologist | Kidney MD |
Rheumatologist | Joint MD |