Musculoskeletal System

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appendage

any body part attached to a main structure

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articulation

place of union between two or more bones; also called joint

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arthritis

inflammation of a joint; usually accompanied by pain, swelling and, commonly, changes in structure

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cruciate ligaments

ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles

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hematopoiesis

production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow

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meatus

an opening or passage through any part of the body

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ankyl/o

stiffness; bent, crooked

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arthr/o

joint

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kyph/o

hill, mountain

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lamin/o

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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lord/o

curve, swayback

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myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

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orth/o

straight

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oste/o

bone

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ped/oped/i

foot; child

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scoli/o

crooked, bent

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thorac/o

chest

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acromi/o

acromion (projection of scapula)

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brachi/o

arm

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calcane/o

calcaneum ( heel bone)

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carp/o

carpus (wrist one)

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cephal/o

head

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cervic/o

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

ribs

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crani/o

cranium (skull)

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dactyl/o

fngers; toes

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femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)

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humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

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ischi/o

ischium (lower portion of hip bone)

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lumb/o

loins (lower back)

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metacarp/o

metacarpus (hand bone)

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metatars/o

metatarsus (foot bone)

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patell/o

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

pelvis

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pod/o

foot

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phalang/o

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

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pub/o

pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone)

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radi/o

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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spondyl/overtebr/o

verebrae (backbone)

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stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

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tibi/o

tibia (larger bone of lower leg)

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leiomy/o

smooth muscle (visceral)

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muscul/omy/o

muscle

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rhabd/o

rod-shaped (striated)

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rhabdomy/o

rod-shaped (striated) muscle

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chondr/o

cartilage

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fasi/o

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separationg muscles)

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fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue

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synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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ten/otend/otendin/o

tendon

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-asthenia

weakness, debility

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-blast

embryonic cell

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-clasia-clast

to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

binding,fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-malacia

softening

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-physis

growth

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-porosis

porous

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-scopy

visual examination

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without, not

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sub-

under, below

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supra-

above; excessive; superior

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syn-

union, together, joined

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ankylosis

stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of diease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion

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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (wrist canal through which the flexor tendons and median nerve pass)

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