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Ch4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Periosteum | Tissue that covers outside of the bone |
| Carpectomy | Removal of wrist bones |
| Chondritis | Inflammation of cartilage |
| Kinesiology | Study of movement |
| Ankylodactyl | Adhesion between 2 fingers |
| Encehplatis | Inflammation of brain |
| Epidural | Pertaining to above the dura |
| Myelitis | Inflammation of spinal cord |
| Photophobia | Fear of light |
| Phonasthenia | Weakness of voice |
| Blepharedema | Swelling of eyelid |
| Cycloplegia | Paralysis of ciliary body |
| Aural | Pertaining to ear |
| Ceruminolysis | Breakdown of earwax |
| Rhinosalpingitis | Inflammation of nose and ear canal |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Spondylitis/o | Vertebra |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Ton/o | Tone/tension |
| Ten/o | Tension |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord/bone marrow |
| Gangli/o | Nerve bundle |
| Neur/o | Nerves |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Scaler/o | Sclera (white of eye) |
| Kerat/o | Cornea |
| Phak/o | Lense |
| Vitre/o | Vitreous humor |
| Cycl/o | Ciliary body |