Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)
Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305634350
Author: Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 1LE
Definition Correct Answer Possible Answers
hump ___________________ ankyl/o
cartilage ___________________ arthr/o
crooked, bent, stiff ___________________ burs/o
joint ___________________ kyph/o
bursa ___________________ Chondr/i, chondr/o
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Summary Introduction

To determine:

The word part that describes “hump.”

Introduction:

The term hump is generally used for an area or part, which is usually round and raised outwardly. Humpback is a condition in which the shape of the thoracic spine becomes abnormal, and it is raised outwardly.

Answer to Problem 1LE

Correct answer:

hump: kyph/o

Explanation of Solution

Kyph/o is a word root that is most appropriate for word hump. For example, the term kyphosis is composed of two words, “kyph” that means the hump and “-osis” that means abnormal condition. At the side of the back the abnormal shape of the spine can be noticed as a hump. Kyphosis is commonly called dowager’s hump and humpback. Thus, kyph/o describes the term hump.

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Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)

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