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chapter 4
orthopedic system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | wrist |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrosis connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendion |
| tibi/o | tibia(shin bone) |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| ankylosis | joint stiffness |
| antipyretic | a drug that opposes fever |
| arthrolysis | loosening a joint |
| arthroscopy | procedure of locking into a joint |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| carpectomy | removal of all or part of the wrist |
| cervicodynia | neck pain |
| chondrectomy | removal of cartilage |
| chrondro-osteodystrophy | poor development of bones and cartilage |
| chondrplasty | reconstruction of cartilage |
| costalgia | rib pain |
| dactylitis | finger inflammation |
| effusion | fluid build up |
| fasciectomy | removal of fascia |
| fasciodesis | binding of fascia |
| fracture | from Latin, for "break"; a bone break |
| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
| hyperkinesia | decrease in muscle movement or activity |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myoma | a muscle tumor |