Definition | Correct Answer | Possible Answers |
hump | ___________________ | ankyl/o |
cartilage | ___________________ | arthr/o |
crooked, bent, stiff | ___________________ | burs/o |
joint | ___________________ | kyph/o |
bursa | ___________________ | Chondr/i, chondr/o |
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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