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Chap 4
Med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crani/o | head/skull |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| root: dactyl/o | finger |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| burs/o | bursa |
| kinesi/o (also sometimes kinet/o) | movement/ motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o | stiff/bent |
| metatarsalgia | pain in the bones of the foot |
| spondylodynia | vertebra pain |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| cervicodynia | neck pain |
| genu varum | bow-legged |
| genu valgum | knock-kneed |
| dystonia | poor muscle tone |
| graphospasm | writers cramp |
| hypertonia | increased muscle tone or tightness |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| arthrocentesis | puncture of a joint |
| electromyography | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| arthrogram | visual record of a joint |
| lordosis | sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| osteodystrophy | poor bone development |
| osteosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the bone |
| spondylomalacia | softening of the vertebra |
| pyarthrosis | pus in a joint |
| hypertrophy | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
| chondro-osteodystrophy | poor development of bones and cartilage |
| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of the joints; it is called rheumatoid because its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever |
| osteocarcinoma | bone cancer tumor |