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to know more about common medical terms in skeletal system

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to know more about common medical terms in skeletal system

by Mohamed Elbeshkar
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inward pressure osis intervertebral lumb removal disk condition lumbar ectomy Diskectomy inflammation disk spine convexity back lordosis disk abnormal lower kyphosis laminectomy increasing lord pertaining ar to abnormal kyph relieve spinal osis surgical 'excision Lumbar lamin curvature spine intervertebral

A Nermeen : Today , Mohamed , we ? re focusing on terms related to the spine , bones .

Mohamed : Sure ! I ? m ready to learn .

TA Nermeen : Great ! Let's start with . The root word in is - , meaning convexity of the spine , and the suffix is - , indicating abnormal condition . So , kyphosis is the of of the .

Next is the root - means 'increased concavity of the spine , and the suffix - again means abnormal condition . So , refers to an of the spine , making the lower back arch forward more than usual
Mohamed : I see how both terms describe different spine curvatures

TA Nermeen : refers to the region of the spine . The root - means lumbar region , and the suffix - means pertaining to . So , lumbar simply means the region of the .

On the other hand , is a surgical procedure involving the removal of a part of the vertebra called the lamina . The root - refers to the lamina , and the suffix - indicates 'excision . ' This procedure is done to on the cord or nerves .

Mohamed : Now I see how laminectomy is connected to the spine too .

TA Nermeen : Good question . is the of an . The root - refers to the intervertebral disk , and the suffix - ectomy means . ' It ? s a common procedure for herniated disks .

Diskitis , on the other hand , refers to the of an . The root disk - is the same , but this time the suffix - itis means inflammation .

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bursectomy inflammation femoral to femur to maxillitis excision femur humerus humeral al pertaining inflammation itis bursa bursitis inflammation crani maxilla pertaining al maxilla bursa humerus cranium

Mohamed : Nermeen , can you help me with terms related to bones and joints this time ?

TA Nermeen : Of course ! Let ? s start the skull . The root - means cranium , and the suffix - means pertaining to . So , cranial simply means the .

the thigh bone . The root femor - means , and the suffix - al means . So , refers to anything related to the .

Mohamed : I get it now !

TA Nermeen : the upper arm bone . The root humer - refers to the , and the suffix - means pertaining to . So , means pertaining to the .

On the other hand , the upper jawbone . The root maxill - means , and the suffix - itis indicates . So , means of the .

Mohamed : I can see the pattern now !

TA Nermeen : The root burs - refers to the , and the suffix - ectomy means . So , is the excision of a bursa .

Bursitis , on the other hand , the root burs - remains the same , but the suffix - means inflammation . So , describes the painful of a .

Mohamed : This is really helpful ! Thanks for breaking it down , Nermeen .

TA Nermeen : You ? re welcome , Mohamed ! Keep practicing and soon all these terms will be second nature to you .

 
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