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Ch 4 roots/terms
studying medical words chapter 4
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| burs/o | bursa (a small fluid-filled sac found near the body's joint) |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| -physis | growth |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tax/o | arrangement. order, coordination |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| achondroplasia | a defect in the formation of cartilage |
| analgesic | a drug that relieves pain |
| ankylosing spondylitis | a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae |
| ankylosis | joint stiffness |
| antiarthritic | a drug that opposes joint inflammation |
| anti-inflammatory | a drug that opposes inflammation |
| antipyretic | a drug that opposes fever |
| arthrodysplasia | abnormal joint development |
| arthralgia | joint pain |