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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteoarthritis- Oste/o/arthr/itis | Inflammation of the bone and joint |
| Arthroscopy- Artho/scopy | Procedure of looking into a joint |
| Electromyography- Electro/myo/gram | Procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| Exostosis- Ex/ost/osis | An abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| Osteolysis- Osteo/lysis | Bone loss |
| Somnambulism- Somn/ambul/ism | Sleep walking |
| Causalgia- Caus/algia | Painful sensation of burning |
| Hyperesthesia- Hyper/esthesia | Over sensation |
| Electroencephalograph (EEG)- Electro/encephalopathy/graphy | Procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
| Lumbar puncture (LP)- Lumb/ar puncture | Putting a needle in the lumbar of the spine to collect spinal fluid called a spinal tap also known as the Lower back pertaining to |
| Akinetopsia- A/kinet/opsia | Inability to see objects in motion |
| Diplopia- Dipl/opia | Double vision |
| Dacryorrhea- Dacryo/rrhea | Excessive tearing |
| Phacoscope- Phaco/scope | Instrument for looking at the retina |
| Lacrimation- Lacrim/ation | Formation of tears or tear contraction |