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combining form meaning joint

arthr/o

medical term for joint pain

arthralgia

paraplegia means

abnormal paralysis

bradykinesia means

abnormally slow movement

surgical puncture of a joint to withdraw or aspirate fluid from the synovial cavity

arthrocentesis

procedure of fixing a joint so that it is stabilized is

arthrodesis

medical term for surgical repair of a joint

arthroplasty

A patient with paraplegia must exercise his muscles daily to prevent a reduction in muscle size and strength known as

atrophy

practitioner of therapy centered on manipulation of bones is called a

chiropractor

suffix in the medical term leukemia means

condition of blood

combining skull meaning skull, cranium

crani/o

this type of fracture is characterized by fragmentation of the bone

cumminuted

suffix that means surgical fixation or fusion

desis

ptosis of the eye would be a ________ of the eye

drooping

this disease causes progressive muscular weakness and deterioration

duchenne muscular dystrophy

abnormal/ difficult development is called

dystrophy

medical test that records muscle responses to electrical stimuli

electromyography

inflammation over the knuckle joints in the elbow is called

epicondylitis

fasciotomy is a surgical incision into the

fascia

widespread pain of the fibers and muscles is called

fibromyalgia

medical term for a break in a bone

fracture

medical term for abnormal (excessive) muscle growth is

hypertrophy

ataxia means

inability to coordinate muscles

osteitis

inflammation of the bone

arthrochondritis means

inflammation of the cartilage within the joint

excessive posterior curve of the thoracic spine, forming a hump

kyphosis

combining forms meaning muscle

my/o, myos/o, muscul/o

medical term for muscle pain

myalgia

weakness in the muscles

myasthenia

combining form meaning bone marrow

myel/o

combining form meaning bone

oste/o

purposely breaking a bone to correct an improperly healed fracture

osteoclasis

abnormal loss of bone density

osteoporosis

suffix -dynia mean condition of

pain

combining form meaning growth

phys/o

specialist in the foot

podiatrist

arthroscopy

process of viewing a joint

medical term for an artificial limb

prosthesis

costectomy means the surgical removal of the _____

rib

combining form meaning curved

scoli/o

a tear of fibers within a ligament

sprain

combining form orth/o means

straight

stretching of muscle beyond its normal range causing tear of fibers within a muscle

strain

medical term for inflammation of the tendon

tendonitis

suturing a tendon to repair a tear is known as

tenorrhaphy

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is inflammation of the tendons in the wrist. This could also be termed _________

tenosynovitis

combining form carp/o

wrist


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