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Musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| osseous | pertaining to the bone |
| osteoblast | a cell associated with the production of bone |
| osteoclast | a large cell associated with absorption and removal of bone |
| osteocyte | mature osteoblast |
| collagen | fibrous insoluble protein found in the white fibers of connective tissues |
| periosteum | specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body |
| endosteum | connective tissue membrane lining the medullary cavtiry of bone |
| medullary | pertaining to the bone marrow or the inner portion of an organ |
| diaphysis | the shaft of a bone |
| epiphysis | end of a long bone that is wider than the shaft |
| ossification | formation of bone |
| calcification | deposit of calcium salts within bony tissues |
| axis | imaginary line passing through the centre about which a body or part may rotate |
| axial | pertaining to or forming an axis |
| appendicular | pertaining to appendage such as a limb |
| skeleton | bony framework of the body |
| skeletal | pertaining to the skeleton |
| cranium | the skull |
| frontal | pertaining to the forehead |
| parietal | two bones that form most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium |
| temporal | two bones of the cranium located above each ear |
| occipital | back of the skull |
| ethmoid | pertaining to the delicate bone that forms much of the itnernal nasal structure |
| suture | one of the jagged seams that unite the adjoining bones of the skull |
| fontanel | space located at the junction of the suture in the skull of the infant |
| sinus | air filled cavity in the skull |
| orbital | eye socket or the orbit |
| zygoma | cheekbone |
| maxilla | one of the pair of bones forming the upper jaw |
| maxillary | pertaining to the upper jaw bone |
| mandible | the low jaw bone |
| mandibular | pertaining to the lower jaw bone |
| nasal | pertaining to the nose |
| vertebra | a backbone |
| intervertebral | situated between two adjacent vertebrae |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| lumbar | pertaining to the loin or small of the back |
| sacrum | the large triangular bone near the lower end of the spinal column |
| coccyxq | the tail bone or small bone at the end of the spinal column |
| coccygeal | pertaining to the coccyz or tal bone |
| costa | a rib |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| sternum | the breastbone |
| manubrium | the upper portion of the sternum |
| xiphoid process | lower end of the sternum |
| pelvis | large basin at the base of the spinal column |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis or pelvic bone |
| ilium | uppermost bone of each pelvic bone |
| ischium | the inferoposterior bone of each of the pelvic bones |
| pubis | inferoanterior bone of each of the hip bones |
| symphysis pubis | the cartilaginous joint formed by the unior of the 2 pubic bones at the midline |
| clavicle | the collar bone |
| clavicular | pertaining to the collar bone |
| scapula | the shoulder blade |
| glenoid | socket-like |
| acromion | the lateral extension of the projecting spine of the scapula |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| radius | the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones |
| ulna | the forearm bone on the side of the little finger that extendes from the wrist to the elbow |
| carpus | the wrist |
| metacarpus | five bonesof the hand between the wrist and fingers |
| phalanx | any bone of a finger or toe |
| acetabulum | the hip socket |
| os innominatum | forms the lateral half of the pelvis |
| os coxae | the hip bone |
| femur | the thigh bone |
| patella | the knee cap |
| tibia | the shin bone |
| fibula | the smaller alteral bone of the lower leg |
| tarsus | the ankle |
| calcaneus | the heel bone |
| metatarsus | the part of the foot between the tarsus and toes |
| phalangeal | pertaining to a phalanx |
| condyle | a rounded knobby projection at the nd of a bone that fits into a joint |
| malleolus | the rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle joint |
| fossa | a depression in a bone |
| olecranon | the large process of the ulna forming the bony prominence of the elbow |
| foramen | natural opening in a bone |
| meatus | a tube-shaped passage |
| mastoid | formed like a breast or nipple |
| process | a noticeable projection of bone |
| articulation | a joint |
| ligament | band of fibrous connective tissue that hold the ends of bones together |
| tendon | cord of fibrous connective tissue that attach muscle to bones |
| bursa | a small closed sac containing synovial fluid |
| meniscus | a crescent shaped fibrocartilage in the knee joint |
| retinaculum | right fibrous bands or ligaments that bind down the tendons close to the bones |
| -clast | destroys or breaks |
| -eous | composed of |
| -ification | act of making or building |
| -physis | growing |
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