{"id":191191,"date":"2025-02-14T09:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=191191"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:30:56","slug":"inflammation-of-a-joint-arthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/14\/inflammation-of-a-joint-arthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflammation of a joint; arthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inflammation of a joint; arthritis<br>Surgical puncture of a joint; arthro-centesis<br>Fixation of a joint; arthro<br>Abnormal condition of a joint; arthr<br>Surgical repair of a joint; arthro<br>Pain of a joint; arthr<br>Disease of a joint; arthro<br>Record of a joint: arthro<br>Visual examination of a joint; arthroscopy<br>Surgical incision of a joint; arthretame<br>-centesis<br>desis<br>gram<br>-itis<br>OSIS<br>-pathy<br>-plasty<br>scopy<br>-tomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the correct answer with explanations for each term:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inflammation of a joint; arthritis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -itis<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-itis\u201d refers to inflammation. When combined with \u201carthr,\u201d which refers to joints, \u201carthritis\u201d means inflammation of the joints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surgical puncture of a joint; arthrocentesis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -centesis<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-centesis\u201d means surgical puncture to remove fluid. &#8220;Arthrocentesis&#8221; refers to the procedure where a needle is inserted into a joint to remove fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fixation of a joint; arthrodesis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -desis<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-desis\u201d refers to fixation or fusion of a joint. \u201cArthrodesis\u201d is a surgical procedure to fuse the bones of a joint, often used to relieve pain in a joint that is damaged or diseased.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Abnormal condition of a joint; arthrosis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -osis<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-osis\u201d refers to an abnormal or diseased condition. In \u201carthrosis,\u201d it refers to a condition affecting the joints, often related to degenerative changes like osteoarthritis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surgical repair of a joint; arthroplasty<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -plasty<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-plasty\u201d means surgical repair or reconstruction. \u201cArthroplasty\u201d refers to the surgical procedure to repair or replace a joint, such as in hip or knee replacement surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pain of a joint; arthralgia<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -algia<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-algia\u201d means pain. \u201cArthralgia\u201d refers to joint pain, often used to describe discomfort without inflammation or significant damage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disease of a joint; arthropathy<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -pathy<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-pathy\u201d refers to disease or abnormal condition. \u201cArthropathy\u201d refers to diseases affecting the joints, including arthritis and degenerative joint disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Record of a joint: arthrogram<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -gram<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-gram\u201d means a record or image. \u201cArthrogram\u201d refers to an X-ray or imaging record of a joint, often taken after injecting contrast material into the joint to highlight it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visual examination of a joint; arthroscopy<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -scopy<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-scopy\u201d refers to visual examination using a scope. \u201cArthroscopy\u201d involves the use of a small camera (arthroscope) to examine the inside of a joint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surgical incision of a joint; arthrotomy<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: -tomy<\/strong><br>Explanation: The suffix \u201c-tomy\u201d means surgical incision. \u201cArthrotomy\u201d refers to making an incision into a joint, often done during surgery to repair or remove damaged tissue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Each suffix corresponds to a specific procedure or condition related to joints, helping to describe both diagnostic and therapeutic actions taken in the field of orthopedics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inflammation of a joint; arthritisSurgical puncture of a joint; arthro-centesisFixation of a joint; arthroAbnormal condition of a joint; arthrSurgical repair of a joint; arthroPain of a joint; arthrDisease of a joint; arthroRecord of a joint: arthroVisual examination of a joint; arthroscopySurgical incision of a joint; arthretame-centesisdesisgram-itisOSIS-pathy-plastyscopy-tomy The Correct Answer and Explanation is : Here\u2019s the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}