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medical terms terms/definitions and examples
| term | definition | example | example definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| oste/o | Bone | osteitis, osteoma, osteocyte | |
| chondr/o | cartilage | chondritis, chondroma, chondrocyte | |
| Arthr/o | joint | arthritis, arthroplasty | |
| myel/o | bone marrow | myeloma | |
| ten/o, tendin/o | tendon (binds muscle to bone | tendonitis, tenorrhaphy | |
| ligament/o | ligament (binds bone to bone) | ligamentous injury | |
| burs/o | bursa, bag (shock absorber between tendons and bones | bursitis | |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle | myoma, myositis | |
| -malacia | softening | osteomalacia, chondromalacia | |
| -porosis | porous | osteoporosis | |
| -asthenia | weakness, loss of strength | myasthenia gravis | |
| -trophy | development, stimulation | atrophy (shriveling of muscles, hypertrophy (increase in size and strength of muscle) | |
| -algia, algesia | pain | myalgia, arthralgia, analgesia (take away pain) | |
| benign | good news | not malignant | |
| malignant | bad news | spreading | |
| low grade | good | ||
| high grade | bad | ||
| radiosensitive | radiation works on it | ||
| radioresistant | radiation won't help | ||
| no metastases | not spreading | ||
| metastases | spreading | ||
| well differentiated | border is smooth | ||
| poorly differentiated | border is jagged and irregular | ||
| negative nodes | lymph nodes are not involved | ||
| positive nodes | lymph nodes are involved and spreading | ||
| in remission | not active | ||
| relapse | spreading or active | ||
| surgically resectable | can remove surgically | ||
| inoperable | can not be surgically removed |