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medtermch4
Medical Terminology Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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arthr/o | joint |
burs/o | sac |
chondr/o | cartilage |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
pector/o | chest |
pelv/o | pelvis |
prosthet/o | addition |
thorac/o | chest |
extens/o | to stretch out |
kinesi/o | movement |
tend/o | tendon |
articul/o | joint |
cervic/o | neck |
crani/o | skull/head |
oste/o | bone |
pod/o | foot |
scoli/o | crooked |
fasci/o | fibrous band |
my/o | muscle |
dis- | apart |
-gia | pain |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-plasty | surgical repair |
ad- | toward |
-pathy | disease |
non- | not |
-graphy | process recording |
-tomy | cutting into |
-asthenia | weakness |
-kinesia | movement |
-tonia | tone |
ab- | away from |
kyph/o | hump |
-porosis | porous |
intracranial | within the skull |
myalgia | muscle pain |
myopathy | muscle disease |
myeloma | bone marrow cancer |
spin/o | spine |
myopathy | muscle disease |
arthroplasty | surgical repair of the joint |
osteoma | bone tumor |
scoliosis | crooked spine |
osteoarthritis | bone and joint inflammation |
dyskinesia | abnormal movement |
tendinitis | tendon inflammation |
bursitis | inflammation of the bursa sac (fluid around the joint) |
osteoporosis | porous bone |