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LOM Ch 15 Musculoskeletal System Set 10
Language of Medicine 9th Edition Davi-Ellen Chabner Musculoskeletal System
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06/19/2010

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lord/o
Definition
combined form meaning curve, swayback, or anterior curvature in the lumbar region
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lordosis
Definition
normal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine becomes exaggerated
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lumb/o
Definition
combined form meaning loins or lower back
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lumbar
Definition
pertaining to the loins
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lumbosacral
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pertaining to the lower back and sacrum
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myel/o
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combined form meaning bone marrow
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myelopoiesis
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formation of bone marrow
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orth/o
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combined form meaning straight
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ped/o
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combined form meaning children
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oste/o
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combined form meaning bone
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osteitis
Definition
inflammation of the bone
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osteitis deformans
Definition
another name for Paget's disease
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osteodystrophy
Definition
development of painful bones
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osteogenesis
Definition
bone producing
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osteogenesis imperfecta
Definition
genetic disorder involving defective development of ones that are brittle and fragile
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scoli/o
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combined form meaning crooked, bend, or lateral curvature
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scoliosis
Definition
spinal column is bent abnormally to the side--most common spinal deformity in adolescent girls
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spondyl/o
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combined form meaning vertebra--used to make words about conditions of the structure
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spondylosis
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abnormal condition of the vertebra--degeneration of the intervertebral disks in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions
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vertebr/o
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combined form meaning vertebra--used to describe the structure itself
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vertebroplasty
Definition
repair of the vertebra
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-blast
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Suffix meaning immature cell or embryonic
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-clast
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Suffix meaning to break
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osteoblast
Definition
bone cell that synthesizes collagen and protein to form bone tissue
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osteoclast
Definition
cell breaks down bone to remove bone tissue
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-listhesis
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Suffix meaning slipping
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spondylisthesis
Definition
forward slipping of a vertebra over a lower vertebra
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subluxation
Definition
slipping
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-malacia
Definition
Suffix meaning softening
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-physis
Definition
Suffix meaning to grow
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