Chapter 9, Problem 8CRCAQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The meaning of following clinical terms along with the comparison of the meaning with the definition: subcutaneous prepatellar bursa, subluxation, osteoarthritis, chondromalacia patella, and arthroscopy.

Introduction:

Word root is a basic word which on addition of a suffix or prefix forms a new and a meaningful word. Parts of a word are called word roots. Majority of the clinical terms have been formed by adding different words, which reflect the meaning of the same.