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Chapter 5 Flashcards

Muscles and Tendons

1
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active

full word 🟫

A

causing action or change

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activity

full word 🟫

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the state of being active

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contract

full word 🟫

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draw together or shorten

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fiber

full word 🟫

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a strand or filament

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multidisciplinary

full word 🟫

A

involving health care providers from more than one profession

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muscle

full word 🟫

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a tissue consisting of cells that can contract

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passive

full word 🟫

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not active

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peristalsis

full word 🟫

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waves of alternate constriction and relaxation in a tube

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skeletal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the skeleton

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tone

full word 🟫

A

tension present in resting muscles

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voluntary muscle

full word 🟫

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muscle that is under the control of the will

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activ-

root 🟥

A

movement

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-tract

root 🟥

A

draw

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disciplin-

root 🟥

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instruction

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-stalsis

root 🟥

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constrict

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skelet-

root 🟥

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skeleton

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volunt-

root 🟥

A

free will

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-ity

suffix 🟦

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condition, state

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-ary

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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-al

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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con-

prefix 🟩

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with, together

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multi-

prefix 🟩

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many

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peri-

prefix 🟩

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around

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atrophy

full word 🟫

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the wasting away or dimished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part

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hypertrophy

full word 🟫

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increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element

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fascia

full word 🟫

A

sheet of fibrous connective tissue

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fibromyalgia

full word 🟫

A

pain in the muscle fibers

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sprain

full word 🟫

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a wrench or tear in a ligament

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strain

full word 🟫

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overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendon

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tendon

full word 🟫

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fibrous band that connects muscle to bone

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tendinitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a tendon

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32
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-trophy

root 🟥

A

nourishment

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my/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

muscle

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fibr/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

fiber

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tendin-

root 🟥

A

tendon

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36
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-algia

suffix 🟦

A

pain

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-itis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

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a-

prefix 🟩

A

without

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hyper-

prefix 🟩

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excessive, above

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antimetabolite

full word 🟫

A

a substance that replaces or inhibits a specific part of a cell’s normal metabolism

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contracture

full word 🟫

A

muscle shortening due to spasm or fibrosis

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42
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corticosteroid

full word 🟫

A

a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

full word 🟫

A

a condition with symmetrical weakness and wasting of pelvic, shoulder, and proximal limb muscles

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immunosuppresive

full word 🟫

A

substance that causes failure of the immune system

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myoglobin

full word 🟫

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protein of muscle hat stores and transports oxygen

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rhabdomyolysis

full word 🟫

A

destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin

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myopathy

full word 🟫

A

any disease of muscle

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myositis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of muscle tissue

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49
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statinc

full word 🟫

A

a class of drug used to lower blood cholestorol levels

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tenosynovitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a tendon and its surrounding synovial sheath

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thymectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of the thylus gland

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metabol-

root 🟥

A

change

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cortic/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

from the cortex

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suppress-

root 🟥

A

press under

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glob-

root 🟥

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globe

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synov-

root 🟥

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synovial membrane

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thym-

root 🟥

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thymus gland

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immune/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

immune response

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rhabd/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

rod shaped

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ten/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

tendon

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-ite

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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-ure

suffix 🟦

A

result of

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-steroid

suffix 🟦

A

steroid

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-ive

suffix 🟦

A

nature of

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-in

suffix 🟦

A

substance

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-sitis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

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-pathy

suffix 🟦

A

disease

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-ectomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical excision

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anti-

prefix 🟩

A

against

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dys-

prefix 🟩

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bad, difficult

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ambulatory

full word 🟫

A

surgery or any other care provided without an overnight stay in a medical facility

72
Q

insertion (insert, v)

full word 🟫

A

the attachment of a muscle to a more movable part of the skeleton

the insertion of a muscle

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origin

full word 🟫

A

fixed source of a muslce at its attachment to bone

74
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pectoral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the chest

75
Q

pectoral girdle

full word 🟫

A

incomplete bony ring that attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton

76
Q

rotator cuff

full word 🟫

A

part of the capsule of the shoulder joint

77
Q

ambulat-

root 🟥

A

walking

78
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insert-

root 🟥

A

put together

79
Q

pector-

root 🟥

A

chest

80
Q

rotat-

root 🟥

A

rotate

81
Q

-or

suffix 🟦

A

one who does

82
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-ory

suffix 🟦

A

having the funcion of

83
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-ion

suffix 🟦

A

action, condition

84
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biceps brachii

full word 🟫

A

a muscle of the arm that has two heads/points of origin on the scapula

85
Q

brachialis

full word 🟫

A

muscle that lies underneath the biceps and is the strongest flexor of the forearm

86
Q

brachioradialis

full word 🟫

A

muscle that helps flex the forearm

87
Q

cyst

full word 🟫

A

an abnormal, fluid-containing sac

88
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deltoid

full word 🟫

A

large, fan shaped muscle connecting the scapula and clavicle to the humerus

89
Q

dorsum

full word 🟫

A

the back of any part of the body, including the hand

90
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dorsal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the back of any part of the body

91
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ventral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the belly or situated nearer to the surface of the belly

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ganglion

full word 🟫

A

fluid-containing swelling attached to the synovial sheath of a tendon

93
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lattissimus dorsi

full word 🟫

A

the widest muscle in the back

94
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stenosis

full word 🟫

A

narrowing of a passage

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thenar eminence

full word 🟫

A

the fleshy mass at the base of the thumb

96
Q

hypothenar eminence

full word 🟫

A

the fleshy mass at the base of the little figner

97
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triceps brachii

full word 🟫

A

muscle of the arm that has three heads/points of origin

98
Q

-ceps

root 🟥

A

head

99
Q

radi-

root 🟥

A

radius

100
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delt-

root 🟥

A

triangle

101
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dors-

root 🟥

A

back

102
Q

ventr-

root 🟥

A

belly

103
Q

latiss-

root 🟥

A

wide

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dorsi-

root 🟥

A

of the back

105
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thenar-

root 🟥

A

palm

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brachi/i

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

of the arm

107
Q

brachi/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

arm

108
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-alis

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

109
Q

-oid

suffix 🟦

A

resembling

110
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-imus

suffix 🟦

A

most

111
Q

bi-

prefix 🟩

A

two

112
Q

hypo-

prefix 🟩

A

below, smaller

113
Q

tri-

prefix 🟩

A

three

114
Q

abduction (abduct, v)

full word 🟫

A

action of moving away from the midline

115
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adductor

full word 🟫

A

muscle that moves the thigh toward the midline

116
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adduction

full word 🟫

A

action of moving toward the midline

117
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calcaneus

full word 🟫

A

the heel bone

118
Q

calcaneal tendon

achilles tendon

full word 🟫

A

the tendon of the heel formed from gastrocnemius and soleus muscles and inserted into the calcaneus

119
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gastrocnemius

full word 🟫

A

major muscle in the back of the lower leg

120
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gluteus

full word 🟫

A

refers to one of the three muscles in the buttocks

121
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gluteal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the buttocks

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maximus

full word 🟫

A

the gluteus maximus muscle is the largest muscle in the body, covering a large part of each buttocks

123
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medius

full word 🟫

A

the gluteus medius muscle is partly covered by the gluteus maximus

124
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minimus

full word 🟫

A

the gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscles and lies under the gluteus medius

125
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popliteal fossa

full word 🟫

A

the hollow at the back of the knee

126
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quadriceps femoris

full word 🟫

A

an anterior thigh musle with four heads

127
Q

duct-

root 🟥

A

lead

128
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calcan-

root 🟥

A

calcaneus

129
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gastrocnem-

root 🟥

A

calf of leg

130
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glut-

root 🟥

A

buttocks

131
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femor-

root 🟥

A

femur

132
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poplit/e

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

ham, back of knee

133
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-eal

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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-ius

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

135
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-is

suffix 🟦

A

belonging to, pertaining to

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ab-

prefix 🟩

A

away from

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ad-

prefix 🟩

A

toward

138
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quadri-

prefix 🟩

A

four

139
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assistive device

full word 🟫

A

tool, software, or hardware to assist in performing daily activities

140
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occupational therapy

full word 🟫

A

use of work and recreational activites to increase independent function

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orthotic

full word 🟫

A

orthopedic appliance to correct an abnormality

142
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orthotist

full word 🟫

A

specialist who makes and fits orthopedic appliances

143
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physiatry

full word 🟫

A

physical medicine

144
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physiatrist

full word 🟫

A

specialist in physical medicine

145
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physical medicine

full word 🟫

A

diagnosis and treatment by means of remedial agents such as exercises, manipulation, heat

146
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physical therapy

full word 🟫

A

use of remedial processes to overcome a physical defect

147
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physiotherapy

full word 🟫

A

another term for physical therapy

148
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rehabilitation

full word 🟫

A

theraputic restoration of an ability to function as before

149
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therapy

full word 🟫

A

systematic treatment of a disease, dysfunction, or disorder

150
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therapeutic

full word 🟫

A

relating to the treatment of a disease or disorder

151
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therapist

full word 🟫

A

professional trained in the practice of a particular therapy

152
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assist-

root 🟥

A

aid, help

153
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device

root 🟥

A

an appliance

154
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occupation-

root 🟥

A

work

155
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therapy-

root 🟥

A

treatment

156
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orthot-

root 🟥

A

correct

157
Q

phys-

root 🟥

A

nature

158
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-iatr-

root 🟥

A

treatment

159
Q

physic-

root 🟥

A

body

160
Q

therapeut-

root 🟥

A

treatment

161
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therap-

root 🟥

A

treatment

162
Q

habilitat-

root 🟥

A

restore

163
Q

physi/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

body

164
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-ist

suffix 🟦

A

specialist

165
Q

re-

prefix 🟩

A

again

166
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amputation

full word 🟫

A

removal of a projecting body part

167
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prevention

full word 🟫

A

process to prevent occurance of a disease or health problem

168
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prothesis

full word 🟫

A

an artifical body part to remedy a defect in the body

169
Q

restorative rehabilitation

full word 🟫

A

therapy that promotes renewal of health and strength

170
Q

amput-

root 🟥

A

prune

171
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prevent-

root 🟥

A

prevent

172
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restor-

root 🟥

A

renew

173
Q

-ative

suffix 🟦

A

quality of

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