Exam 2 terminology for health professions (not finished)

Prefix: ab

(away from)

Root: duct

(to lead)

Suffix: -ion

(action)

Abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body

Prefix: ad-

(toward)

Root: duct

(to lead)

Suffix: -ion

(action)

Adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body

Combining form: arthr/o

(joint)

Suffix: -centesis

(surgical puncture to remove fluid)

Arthrocentesis

Surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid

Combining form: arthr/o

(joint)

Suffix: -scopy

(visual examination)

Arthroscopy

Visual examination of the interior of a joint

Root: articul

(joint)

Suffix: -ation

(process)

Articulation

The process of forming a joint

Prefix: a-

(without)

Root: troph

(nourishment)

Suffix: -y

(condition)

Atrophy

Wasting away of tissue due to lack of nourishment

Root: burs

(pouch)

Suffix: -a

(noun ending)

Bursa

A fluid-filled sac that reduces friction in joints

Root: crepit

(crackling sound)

Suffix: -us

(noun ending)

Crepitus

A grating or cracking sound in joints or bones

Combining form: dorsi-

(back)

Root: flex

(bend)

Suffix: -ion

Meaning: Bending the foot upward toward the shin

(action)

Dorsiflexion

Bending the foot upward toward the shin

Prefix: epi-

(upon)

Root: physis

(growth)

Epiphysis

The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft

Root: extens

(to stretch out)

Suffix: -ion

(action)

Extension

Increasing the angle between two bones

Root: flex

(bend)

Suffix: -ion

(action)

Flexion

Decreasing the angle between two bones

Root: fract

(break)

Suffix: -ure

(process)

Fractures

A break in a bone

Root: kyph

(hump)

Suffix: -osis

(condition)

Kyphosis

Exaggerated outward curvature of the spine (hunchback)

Root: lamin

(lamina, part of vertebra)

Suffix: -ectomy

(removal)

Laminectomy

Surgical removal of a lamina of a vertebra

Root: ligament

(to bind)

Connective tissue that connects bone to bone

Connective tissue that connects bone to bone

Root: lord

(bending backward)

Suffix: -osis

(condition)

Lordosis

Inward curvature of the lumbar spine

Root: muscular

(muscle)

Root: dys-

(bad, difficult),

Root: -trophy

(nourishment)

Muscular dystrophy

Genetic disease causing progressive muscle weakness

Combining form: my/o

(muscle)

Combining form: -asthenia

weakness

gravis

severe, serious

Myasthenia gravis

Chronic autoimmune disease causing muscle weakness

Combining form: my/o

(muscle)

Suffix: -itis

(inflammation)

Myositis

Inflammation of muscle tissue

Root: oss

(bone)

Suffix: -fication

(process of making)

Ossification

The process of bone formation

Prefix: oste/o

(bone)

Combining form: arthr

(joint)

Suffix: -itis

(inflammation)

Osteoarthritis

Degenerative joint disease involving bone and cartilage

Prefix: oste/o

(bone)

Suffix: -malacia

(softening)

Osteomalacia

Softening of bones due to vitamin D deficiency

Prefix: oste/o

bone

myel

(bone marrow)

itis

inflammation

Osteomyelitis

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

Prefix: oste/o (bone)

(bone)

por

(passage)

Suffix: -osis

(condition)

Osteoporosis

Condition of porous bones with reduced density

Prefix: poly-

(many)

my

(muscle)

Suffix: -algia

(pain)

Polymyalgia

Pain in many muscles

Prefix: poly-

(many)

my/o

(muscle)

Suffix: -itis

(inflammation)

Polymyositis

rare Inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles

Root: pronat

(to bend forward)

Suffix: -ion

(action)

Pronation

Turning the palm downward

Prefix: re-

(again, back)

duct

(to lead)

Suffix: -ion

(action)

Reduction

Restoring a fractured bone to its normal position

Root word: rheumat/o

(flow, current)

Suffix: -oid

(resembling)