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skeletal system
roots, prefixes, and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff; immobile |
| kyph/o | pertaining to a hump |
| lord/o | swayback |
| scoli/o | crooked; bent |
| sub- | below; under |
| supra- | above |
| -blast | immature |
| -clasis | surgical fracture |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| fx | fracture |
| C1-C7 | cervical vetebrae, 1 through 7 |
| DEXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| L1-L5 | lumbar vertebrae, 1 through 5 |
| ORIF | open reduction and internal fixation |
| T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae, 1 through 12 |
| THR | total hip replacement |