Tension, Compression, Torsion, Shearing, Bending

​Basic Kinetic Concepts

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​Force

• push and pull

Mass and Weight

Pressure

• force spread over an area

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​Mechanical Stress

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• Compression

  • Squeezing

• Tension

  • pulling

• ​Shear

  • tearing​

• Torsion/Torque

  • twisting​

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​Deformation

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• ​Elastic

  • the ability to retain shape after force is removed

• Plastic

  • ​Some amount of deformation is permenent

• ​Latin

• ​Greek

• ​Root Word

• ​Suffix

• ​Prefix

• ​Combining terms

​foundation word

​Word ending indicating something pertaining to the root word

• ​Study - ology

• ​Removal - ectomy

• ​Inflammation- itis

​Modify or change meaning

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​a/an- without

​anti- opposing

​ab- move away from

​ad- move toward

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​Has no meaning on it's own

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​usually an "o"

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​hemat/o

​cardi/o

​gastr/o

• ​Take the terms apart

• ​Use the medical dictionary to help identify

  • ​root words

  • ​suffixes

  • ​prefixes