Language of Medicine Ch 15-Answered
-asthenia - ANSWER-lack of strength (suffix)
-blast - ANSWER-embryonic or immature cell (suffix)
-clast - ANSWER-to break (suffix)
-desis - ANSWER-to bind, tie together (suffix)
-listhesis - ANSWER-slipping (suffix)
-malacia - ANSWER-softening (suffix)
-physis - ANSWER-to grow (suffix)
-porosis - ANSWER-pore, passage (suffix)
-stenosis - ANSWER-narrowing (suffix)
-tome - ANSWER-instrument to cut (suffix)
-trophy - ANSWER-development, nourishment (suffix)
ab- - ANSWER-away from (prefix)
abduction - ANSWER-movement away from the midline of the body
acetabul/o - ANSWER-acetabulum (hip socket) (root)
acetabulum - ANSWER-hip socket
acetabulum - ANSWER-rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the
femur, forming the hip joint
acromion - ANSWER-Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of
shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle.
ad- - ANSWER-toward (prefix)
adduction - ANSWER-movement toward the midline of the body
ankyl/o - ANSWER-stiff (root)
ankylosing spndylitis - ANSWER-chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints,
primarily of the spine
, antibuclear antibody test (ANA) - ANSWER-detects an antibody present in serum of
patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
arthoplasty - ANSWER-surgical repair or replacement of a joint
arthr/o - ANSWER-joint (root)
arthritis - ANSWER-inflammation of joints
arthrocentesis - ANSWER-surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space
arthrography - ANSWER-taking x-ray images after injection of contrast material into a
joint
arthroscopy - ANSWER-visual examination of a joint with an arthroscope and television
camera
articul/o - ANSWER-joint (root)
articular cartilage - ANSWER-smooth glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a
joint
articular cartilage bone - ANSWER-thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint
space
articulation - ANSWER-any type of joint
bone - ANSWER-dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton
bone density test (bone densitometry) - ANSWER-low-energy x-ray absorption in bones
of the spinal column, pelvis, and wrist is used to measure bone mass
bone scan - ANSWER-uptake of a radioactive substance is measured in bone
bunion - ANSWER-enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big
toe (metatarsophalangeal joint)
burs/o - ANSWER-bursa (root)
bursa - ANSWER-sac of fluid near a joint promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against
another
calc/o, calci/o - ANSWER-calcium (root)
calcane/o - ANSWER-calcaneus (heel) (root)
-asthenia - ANSWER-lack of strength (suffix)
-blast - ANSWER-embryonic or immature cell (suffix)
-clast - ANSWER-to break (suffix)
-desis - ANSWER-to bind, tie together (suffix)
-listhesis - ANSWER-slipping (suffix)
-malacia - ANSWER-softening (suffix)
-physis - ANSWER-to grow (suffix)
-porosis - ANSWER-pore, passage (suffix)
-stenosis - ANSWER-narrowing (suffix)
-tome - ANSWER-instrument to cut (suffix)
-trophy - ANSWER-development, nourishment (suffix)
ab- - ANSWER-away from (prefix)
abduction - ANSWER-movement away from the midline of the body
acetabul/o - ANSWER-acetabulum (hip socket) (root)
acetabulum - ANSWER-hip socket
acetabulum - ANSWER-rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the
femur, forming the hip joint
acromion - ANSWER-Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of
shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle.
ad- - ANSWER-toward (prefix)
adduction - ANSWER-movement toward the midline of the body
ankyl/o - ANSWER-stiff (root)
ankylosing spndylitis - ANSWER-chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints,
primarily of the spine
, antibuclear antibody test (ANA) - ANSWER-detects an antibody present in serum of
patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
arthoplasty - ANSWER-surgical repair or replacement of a joint
arthr/o - ANSWER-joint (root)
arthritis - ANSWER-inflammation of joints
arthrocentesis - ANSWER-surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space
arthrography - ANSWER-taking x-ray images after injection of contrast material into a
joint
arthroscopy - ANSWER-visual examination of a joint with an arthroscope and television
camera
articul/o - ANSWER-joint (root)
articular cartilage - ANSWER-smooth glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a
joint
articular cartilage bone - ANSWER-thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint
space
articulation - ANSWER-any type of joint
bone - ANSWER-dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton
bone density test (bone densitometry) - ANSWER-low-energy x-ray absorption in bones
of the spinal column, pelvis, and wrist is used to measure bone mass
bone scan - ANSWER-uptake of a radioactive substance is measured in bone
bunion - ANSWER-enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big
toe (metatarsophalangeal joint)
burs/o - ANSWER-bursa (root)
bursa - ANSWER-sac of fluid near a joint promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against
another
calc/o, calci/o - ANSWER-calcium (root)
calcane/o - ANSWER-calcaneus (heel) (root)
