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Med Term - Lesson 10
Musculoskeletal System
| Prefix, Word Root, Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr | joint |
| burs | bursa |
| carp | carpus (wrist) |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| crani | cranium (skull) |
| femor | femur (upper leg bone) |
| ili | ilium |
| ischi | ischium |
| kinesi | movement; motion |
| kyph | hump (spine) |
| lord | bent forward (spine) |
| necr | death (tissue) |
| oste | bone |
| phalang | phalanx (any bone of the fingers or toes) |
| pub | pubis |
| rachi | vertebra; spine; vertebral column |
| scoli | crooked; curved (spine) |
| spondyl | vertebrae; spine; vertebral column |
| stern | sternum (breast bone) |
| ten | tendon |
| tendin | tendon |
| troph | development |
| vertebr | veterbra; spine |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -desis | surgical fusion (to immobilize) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -schisis | split; fissure |
| inter- | between |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist caused by compression of the median nerve. |
| carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms | Pain, tingling & numbness in portions of the hand and fingers |
| carpal tunnel syndrome abbreviation | CTS |
| fracture | broken bone |
| fracture abbreviation | fx |
| gout | disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, especially that of the great toe, producing arthritis |
| herniated disk | rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage allowing the contents to protrude & put pressure on the spinal nerve roots |
| magnetic resonance imaging | diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body's anatomy by placing the patient in a strong magnetic field |
| magnetic resonance imaging abbreviation | MRI |
| muscular dystrophy | group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle & weakness |
| abbreviation for muscular dystrophy | MD |
| nuclear medicine | diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body's anatomy by using radioactive material (Nuclear medicine is also used to treat various medical conditions) |
| abbreviation for nuclear medicine | NM |
| orthopedics | the study and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
| abbreviation for orthopedics | ortho |
| orthopedist | physician who specializes in the study & treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
| osteoporosis | disease caused by abnormal loss of bone density occurring predominantly in postmenopausal women, which can lead to an increase in fractures of the ribs, thoracic & lumbar vertebrae, hips, & wrists |
| rheumatoid arthritis | a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body |
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