A root word has no prefix or suffix â it's the most basic part of a word. The root word at the heart of conformity, for example, is form. In linguistics, a root word holds the most basic meaning of any word. It's what's left after you remove all the affixes â the prefixes like un- or anti- and suffixes such as -able and -tion. With a word like lovely, when you take away the suffix -ly, you're left with the root word love. Other words, like schoolhouse and armchair, are made up of two root words together.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ï± Group of hereditary diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue. ï There is no cure for muscular dystrophy. Duchenne dystrophy is the most common form with an average lifespan of 20 yrs.ONTRACTURE ï± Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint. CREPITATION ï± Grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction.
Farber's disease a lysosomal storage disease due to defective ceramidase and characterized by hoarseness, aphonia, dermatitis, bone and joint deformities, granulomatous reaction, and psychomotor retardation. Fazio-Londe disease a rare type of progressive bulbar palsy occurring in childhood.