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Chap 4 Word Analysis

Term/Definition and Word Analysis

Term/DefinitionWord Analysis
costalgia kaws-TAL-jee-ah rib pain cost(rib) / algia (pain)
metatarsalgia Definition: pain in the bones of the foot meta/ tars/ algia after / ankle/ pain
ostalgia Definition: bone pain ost / algia bone / pain
osteodynia Definition: bone pain osteo/ dynia bone / pain
spondylodynia Definition: vertebra pain spondylo / dynia vertebra / pain
tibialgia Definition: tibia (shin) pain tibi / algia tibia / pain
abkylosis Definition: joint stiffness ankyl / osis stiff / condition
arthralgia Definition: joint pain arthr/ algia joint / pain
arthrodynia Definition: joint pain arthr/ dynia joint / pain
cerviccodynia Definition: neck pain cervico / dynia neck / pain
crepitation Definition: a cracking sound heard in joints rom Latin, for "rattle" or "creaking"
genu valgum Definition: knock- kneed genu valgum knee pointed in
genu varum Definition: bowlegged genu varum knee bowed out
bradykinesia Definition: slow movement brady / kinesia slow / movement
dyskinesia Definition: inability to control movement dys / kinesia bad / movement
dystaxia Definition: poor coordination dys / taxia bad / coordination
dystonia Definition: poor muscle tone dys / tonia bad / muscle tone
graphospasm Definition: writer's cramp grapho / spasm write / involuntary contraction
hyperkinesia Definition: increase in muscle movement or activity hyper / kinesia over / movement
hypertonia Definition: increased muscle tone or tightness hyper/ tonia over / muscle tone
hypokinesia Definition: decrease in muscle movement or activity hypo / kinesia under / movement
hypotonia Definition: decrease in muscle tone or tightness hypo / tonia under / muscle tone
myalgia Definition: muscle pain my / algia muscle / pain
myasthenia Definition: muscle weakness my / asthenia muscle / weakness
myodynia Definition: muscle pain myo / dynia muscle / pain
myospasm Definition: muscle spasm myo / spasm muscle / involuntary contraction
tenalgia Definition: tendon pain ten / algia t endon / pain
arthrocentesis Definition: puncture of a joint arthro / centesis joint / puncture
arthroscope Definition: instrument for looking into a joint arthro / scope joint / instrument to look
arthroscopy Definition: procedure of looking into a joint arthro / scopy joint / procedure to look
electromyogram Definition: a record of the electrical activity of a muscle electro / myo / gram electricity / muscle / record
electromyography Definition: procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle electro / myo / graphy electricity / muscle / writing procedure
myography Definition: procedure for studying myo / graphy muscle / writing procedure
arthrogram Definition: visual record of a joint arthro / gram joint / record
arthrography Definition: procedure used to examine a joint arthro / graphy joint / writing procedure
computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) Definition: imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis axi / al tomo / graphy axis / pertaing to cut / writing procedure
kyphosis Definition: humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine kyph / osis bent / condition
lordosis Definition: sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine lord / osis bent backward / condition
scoliosis Definition: crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine scoli / osis crooked / condition
carpitis Definition: wrist inflammation carp / itis wrist / inflammation
craniomalacia Definition: softening of the skull cranio / malacia skull / softening
exostosis Definition: an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone ex / ost / osis out / bone / condition
fracture Definition: a bone break from Latin, for "break"
osteodystrophy Definition: poor bone development osteo / dys / trophy bone / bad / nourishment
osteolysis Definition: bone loss osteo / lysis bone / loss
osteonecrosis Definition: death of bone osteo / necr/ osis bone / death / condition
osteosclerosis Definition: abnormal hardening of skin osteo / scler/ osis bone / hardening / condition
polydactyly Definition: having more than the normal number of fingers or toes poly- / dactyl - / -y many / finger / condition
spondylitis Definition: vertebra inflammation spondyl / itis vertebra / inflammation
spondylomalacia Definition: softening of the vertebra spondylo / malacia vertebra / softening
syndactyly Definition: fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers or toes syn / dactyl / -y together / finger / condition
tarsoptosis Definition: flat feet tarso / ptosis ankle / drooping condition
bursolith Definition: a stone in a bursa burso / lith bursa / stone
effusion Definition: fluid buildup ef / fusion out / poor
hemarthrosis Definition: blood in a joint hem / arthr / osis blood / joint / condition
hydrarthrosis Definition: water (fluid) in a joint hydr / arthr / osis water / joint / condition
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