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LOM Ch 15 Musculoskeletal System Set 16
Language of Medicine 9th Edition Davi-Ellen Chabner Musculoskeletal System
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06/20/2010

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-desis
Definition
suffix meaning to bind or to tie together
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tendon
Definition
connective tissue that binds muscle to bones
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ankyl/o
Definition
combined form meaning stiff
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bony ankylosis
Definition
fusion of bones across a joint space by bone tissue
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fibrous ankylosis
Definition
fusion of bones across a joint space by a growth of fibrous tissue
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arthr/o
Definition
combined form meaning joint--has an "h" in the word
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arthroplasty
Definition
repair of the joint
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replacement arthroplasty
Definition
replacement of one or both bone ends by a prosthesis
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carpometacarpal arthroplasty
Definition
arthroplasty that is a treatment for arthritis in the thumb
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articul/o
Definition
combined form meaning joint--has an "i" in the word
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arthrotomy
Definition
incision of the joint
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hydrarthrosis
Definition
synovial fluid connects abnormally in the joint
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burs/o
Definition
combined form meaning bursa
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bursitis
Definition
inflammation of the bursa
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chondr/o
Definition
combined form meaning cartilage
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achondroplasia
Definition
an inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation--resulting in dwarfism
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chomdroma
Definition
tumor of the cartilage
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chondromalacia
Definition
softening of the cartilage
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chondromalacia patellae
Definition
softening and roughening of the articular cartilagionous surface of the kneecap
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ligament/o
Definition
combined form meaning ligament
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ligamentous
Definition
pertaining to the ligament
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rheumat/o
Definition
combined form meaning watery flow
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synov/o
Definition
combined form meaning synovial membrane
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synovitis
Definition
inflammation of the synovial membrane
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ten/o
Definition
combined form meaning tendon--term without the d
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tenorrhaphy
Definition
repair of the tendon
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tenosynovitis
Definition
inflammation of the tendon sheath
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sheath
Definition
Synov/o in tenosynovitis refers to ________
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tendin/o
Definition
combined form meaning tendon--term with the "d"
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tendinitis, tendonitis
Definition
inflammation of the tendon (2 variation of spelling)
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