Exam 14: Musculoskeletal System

The combining form spondyl/o is defined as

The suffix -trophy is defined as

The term dyskinesia is defined as movement that is

Because of the patient's open fracture,she had contracted inflammation of the bone and bone marrow or

The term that means abnormal condition of (lateral)curved (spine)

The term for a common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist is

The combining form stern/o is defined as

The physician's assistant,during a routine physical examination,recorded on the patient's medical record "crepitus of the right knee." She observed

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. turning inward

The physician,after hearing the patient's complaints of widespread pain and stiffness,fatigue,and inability to get a good night's sleep,suspected that the pain involved the fibrous tissues and muscles and that the patient had

The suffix -asthenia is defined as a

The term chondromalacia is defined as

The term that means inflammation of the bone is

A specialist who treats and diagnoses foot diseases and disorders,such as corns and ingrown toenails,is a(n)

A disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints is

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is

The surgical repair of a tendon and a muscle is called

The combining form that means rib is

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position

The prefix inter- means