MA 130 Friday Med Term 1
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48 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| -cide |  causing death |
| contra- | against |
| dextr/o- | to the right |
| ab- | from, away |
| fibr/o- | connective tissue |
| later/o- | side |
| crani/o | skull |
| troph/o-, trophy/o- | nutrition, growth |
| orth/o- | straight |
| os- | mouth, bone |
| oste-, oste/o-, oss/o, ossi- | bone |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -ism | condition, process, theory |
| pyro- | fever, heat |
| quadri- | four |
| -um | singular noun ending |
| L1, L2 ... | Lumbar vertebrae |
| T1, T2 ... | Thoracic vertebrae |
| ROM | range of motion |
| Strep | streptococcus |
| ad lib | as desired |
| Bursitis | Inflammation of the bursa |
| Myasthenia | Muscle weakness |
| Arthralgia | Pain in a joint |
| Craniomalacia | Abnormall softening of the skull |
| Atrophy | Wasting away, diminishing in size of a body part |
| Bradykinesia | Extreme slowness in movement |
| Osteosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of a bone |
| Chondropathy | Disease of the cartilage |
| Hemiplegia | Paralysis of one side of the body |
| Pyrosis | Heartburn; burning condition of the stomach |
| Myorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of a muscle wound |
| Paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower part of the body |
| Spondylosis | Any degenerative disorder that may cause loss of normal spinal structure |
| Osteoporosis | Loss of bone density |
| Dystaxia | Difficulty controlling voluntary movements |
| Dystonia | Condition of abnormal muscle tone |
| Lumbago | Lower back pain |
| Tenodesis | Surgical suturing of a tendon to a bone |
| Dextrocardia | Abnormal condition, heart located on right side of body cavity |
| Lateral | Relating to the side |
| Quadriplegia | Paralysis of all 4 limbs |
| Cranium | Skull |
| Osteoma | Tumor composed of bone tissue |
| Osteorrhaphy | Surgical suturing or wiring together of a bone |
| Arthroplasty | Surgical repair of a damaged joint |
| Arthritis | Inflammation of joints |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain |
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