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Musculoskeletal
Abbrvs & Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetabul/o | acetabulum (hip socket) |
| carp/o | carpals (wrist bones) |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| malleol/o | malleolus |
| mandibul/o | mandible (lower jawbone) |
| maxill/o | maxilla (upper jawbone) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals (hand bones) |
| metatars/o | metatarsals (foot bones) |
| olecran/o | olecranon (elbow) |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| pelv/i | pelvis (hip bone) |
| perone/o | fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
| phalang/o | phalanges (fingers & toes) |
| pub/o | pubis |
| uln/o | ulna |
| tibi/o | tibia (shin bone) |
| tars/o | tarsals |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| radi/o | radius |
| listhesis | slipping |
| oset/o | bone |
| calc/o or calic/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | humpback, hunchback |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| lumb/o | lowerback, loins |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae |
| ankly/o | stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| epiphysis | end of each long bone |
| epiphyseal line | area of cartilage tissue that is constantly being replaced by new tissue as the bone grows |
| cancellous bone | sometimes called spongy or trabecular bone; more poros and less dense than compact bone |
| clavicle | collar bone, positioned ventrally |
| humerus | upper armbone |
| pubis | anterior part of the pelvis |
| femur | thigh bone |
| patella | kneecap |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| abduction | away from the midline |
| fascia | fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles |
| visceral muscle | muscle connected to internal organs, involuntary smoother muscle |
| fasic/o | fascia |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| plant/o | sole of foot |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal (straited) muscle connected to bones |
| sarc/o | muscle & flesh |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| dorsi- | back |
| poly- | many, much |
| arthrocentesis | surgical punture to remove fluid from the joint space |
| ACL | anterior crucuate ligament |
| BKA | below - knee amputation |
| C1-C7 | cervical vertebrae |
| Ca | calcium |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DO | doctor of osteopathy |
| EMG | electromyography |
| IM | intramuscular |
| L1-L5 | lumbar vertebrae |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| oRIF | open reduction/ internal fixation |
| OT | occupational therapy |
| PT | physical therapy |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| T1-T12 | thoracic vertabrae |
| TKR | total knee replacement/ arthroplasty |
| THR | total hip replacement/ arthroplasty |
| -blast | embryonic immature cell |
| -clast | to break |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | to grow |
| -porosis | pore, passage |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| calcane/o | calcaneus (heel) |
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sabrina.ray
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