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    Medical Terminology: Musculoskeletal System

    PT116 Unit 3 Assignment

    Combining Forms

    Meaning

    ankyl/o

    articul/o

    carp/o

    cortic/o

    cost/o

    kyph/o

    lamin/o

    lord/o

    medull/o

    myel/o

    orth/o

    ped/o

    pod/o

    scoli/o

    spondyl/o

    stern/o

    synovi/o

    tars/o

    extens/o

    fasci/o

    my/o

    myos/o

    plant/o

    ten/o

    vers/o

    Suffixes

    Meaning

    –blast

    –clasia

    –desis

    –listhesis

    –porosis

    –asthenia

    –ion

    –kinesia

    –tonia

    Meaning

    ab-

    ad-

    circum-

    e-

    in-

    Multiple Choice

    Highlight or bold the correct answer.

    1. The term meaning movement toward the midline is

    a. abduction.

    b. circumduction.

    c. eversion.

    d. adduction.

    2. A specialist in treating disorders of the feet is a(n)

    a. orthopedist.

    b. orthotist.

    c. podiatrist.

    d. physiatrist.

    3. The surgical term arthrodesis is defined as

    a. surgical fusion of a joint.

    b. surgical breaking of a joint.

    c. incision into a joint.

    d. excision of a joint.

    4. The condition that involves an abnormal lateral curve of the spine is

    a. lordosis.

    b. ankylosis.

    c. kyphosis.

    d. scoliosis.

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