med term chapter 6
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
