MT13 Connective Tissue

Question 1

arthr/

Answer 1

Joints

Question 2

chondr/

Answer 2

Cartilage

Question 3

cost/

Answer 3

Rib

Question 4

herni/

Answer 4

Hernia, rupture, protrusion or prolapse

Question 5

ili/

Answer 5

Ilium, hip bone, bone of the pelvis

Question 6

kyph/

Answer 6

Humped, curved, crooked

Question 7

lord/

Answer 7

Bent forward

Question 8

menisc/

Answer 8

Meniscus or disc of cartilage of the knee

Question 9

my/ or muscul/ or myos/

Answer 9

Muscle

Question 10

oste/

Answer 10

Bone

Question 11

scoli/

Answer 11

Crooked or twisted

Question 12

spondyl/

Answer 12

Vertebra or bone of the back

Question 13

-desis

Answer 13

Fixation by surgery or binding together

Question 14

-malacia

Answer 14

Softening

Question 15

-plasty

Answer 15

Reconstruction or reshaping

Question 16

-porosis

Answer 16

Reduced density or decrease in density

Question 17

-trophy

Answer 17

Nourishment, food or growth

Question 18

bi

Answer 18

Two

Question 19

mal

Answer 19

Poor, abnormal or bad

Question 20

orth

Answer 20

Straight

Question 21

uni

Answer 21

One

Question 22

Arthralgia

Answer 22

Pain in the joints

Question 23

Arthrocentesis

Answer 23

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint

Question 24

Arthrodesis

Answer 24

Fixation by surgery of a joint of fusion of a joint

Question 25

Arthrodynia

Answer 25

Condition of pain in the joints

Question 26

Arthrosis

Answer 26

Disease of the joint

Question 27

-osis

Answer 27

Disease of or degenerative disease of

Question 28

Arthropathy

Answer 28

Disease of a joint

Question 29

Arthrosclerosis

Answer 29

Hardening of a joint

Question 30

Arthroscopy

Answer 30

Procedure to view a joint using a lighted instrument

Question 31

Arthrotomy

Answer 31

Incision into or cutting of a joint

Question 32

Cervical (Connective tissue)

Answer 32

Pertaining to the neck

Question 33

Intervertebral

Answer 33

Pertaining to between the bones of the back

Question 34

Kyphosis

Answer 34

Hunchback

Question 35

Meniscectomy

Answer 35

Surgical removal of the knee cartilage

Question 36

Orthopaedics

Answer 36

Medical speciality concerning disorders of bones and associated tissue

Question 37

Osteomalacia

Answer 37

A condition of softening of bones

Question 38

Osteoplasty

Answer 38

Reconstruction, reshaping or repair of the bone

Question 39

Osteoporosis

Answer 39

Reduced bone density

Question 40

Rheumatology

Answer 40

Medical study of disorders of joints and muscles

Question 41

Thoracic

Answer 41

Pertaining to the chest cavity

Question 42

lumb/

Answer 42

Lower back

Question 43

Lumbar

Answer 43

Pertaining to the lower back

Question 44

Paraesthesia

Answer 44

Abnormal heightened sensation

Question 45

Polyarthritis

Answer 45

Inflammation of many joints

Question 46

Metacarpophalangeal

Answer 46

Relating to the bones of the hand and fingers

Question 47

Metatarsophalangeal

Answer 47

Relating to the bones of the toe and foot

Question 48

Prolapse

Answer 48

Misplaced or to fall out of place or the displacement of a body part from its usual position

Question 49

Spondylitis

Answer 49

Inflammation of the bones of the back

Question 50

Haematology

Answer 50

Study of the blood

Question 51

Diagnosis

Answer 51

Determining the nature of the disorder by examining the patient signs and symptoms

Question 52

o.d

Answer 52

Once daily

Question 53

adip/

Answer 53

Fat or fatty tissue

Question 54

cutane/

Answer 54

Skin

Question 55

derm/at/

Answer 55

Skin

Question 56

febr/

Answer 56

Fever

Question 57

hidr/

Answer 57

Perspiration or sweat

Question 58

melan/

Answer 58

Dark pigment or black pigment

Question 59

onych/

Answer 59

Nail

Question 60

pyr/

Answer 60

Fever

Question 61

therm/

Answer 61

Heat

Question 62

hypo-

Answer 62

Below, low, under

Question 63

pachy-

Answer 63

Thick

Question 64

-derma

Answer 64

Skin

Question 65

-genic

Answer 65

Producing, Forming, origin

Question 66

Hyperhidrosis

Answer 66

Excessive sweating

Question 67

Pachyderma

Answer 67

Thick skin

Question 68

Onychophagia

Answer 68

Nailbiting

Question 69

Febrile

Answer 69

Relating to fever

Question 70

PUO

Answer 70

Pyrexia of unknown origin

Question 71

Dermatitis

Answer 71

Inflammation of the skin

Question 72

Dermatology

Answer 72

Medical/scientific study of the skin

Question 73

Dermatologist

Answer 73

Medical specialist in the study of the skin

Question 74

Dermal

Answer 74

Pertaining to the skin

Question 75

Subdermal

Answer 75

Pertaining to under or below the skin

Question 76

Subcutaneous

Answer 76

Under the skin or below the skin

Question 77

Melanocyte

Answer 77

Pigment producing cell

Question 78

Melanoma

Answer 78

Tumour of pigment producing cells

Question 79

Seborrhoea

Answer 79

Over activity of the sebaceous glands which produce excessive sebum

Question 80

Hypothermia

Answer 80

Very low body temperature

Question 81

Pyrogenic

Answer 81

Producing fever

Question 82

Pyrexia

Answer 82

Fever

Question 83

Melanin

Answer 83

Pigmentation which gives skin its colour

Question 84

Contusion

Answer 84

Bleeding beneath the skin or a bruise

Question 85

Urticaria

Answer 85

Hives

Question 86

Pruritus

Answer 86

Itching or irritation of the skin