Build a single medical term for each phrase below

1. fusion of a joint
2. inflammation of a bursa
3. surgical repair of cartilage
4. incision into the skull
5. surgically break a bone
6. surgical removal of synovial membrane
7. pertaining to wrist
8. pertaining to ilium
9. pertaining to kneecap
10. pertaining to upper jaw
11. pertaining to tailbone
12. pertaining to chest
13. abnormal condition of hump
14. porous bone
15. vertebra slipping
16. inflammation of bone and joint
17. process of recording a joint
18. inflammation of fascia
19. pertaining to muscle
20. muscle disease
21. inflammation of many muscles
22. abnormal tone
23. slow movement
24. excessive development
25. inflammation of a tendon


1. arthrodesis
2. bursitis
3. chondroplasty
4. craniotomy
5. osteoclasia
6. synovectomy
7. carpal
8. iliac
9. patellar
10. maxillary
11. coccygeal
12. thoracic
13. kyphosis
14. osteoporosis
15. spondylolisthesis
16. osteoarthritis
17. arthrography
18. fasciitis
19. muscular
20. myopathy
21. polymyositis
22. dystonia
23. bradykinesia
24. hypertrophy
25. tendinitis

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