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Lesson 1
Common Root ane Musculoskeletal Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adeno | gland |
| calculi | stone |
| cele | tumor, cyst, hernia |
| cyto | cell |
| glyco | sweet, sugar |
| homeo, homo | similar, same , like |
| lingua | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| mandaro | falling hair |
| psych | mind |
| pyo | pus |
| radi | rays |
| thermic | heat |
| arthro | joint |
| carpo | wrist |
| chandro | cartlidge |
| costa | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| dactyl | finger |
| ili | hip |
| manus | hand |
| myel | bone marrow |
| myo | muscle |
| ortho | straighten |
| osteo | bone |
| pedi | foot |
| spondyl | vertebra |
| Cholelithiasis | gallstones |
| Craniosyntosis | Birth defect of the brain. Abnormal shape of skull due to closure of one or more fibrous joints between bones of skull. |
| Myonecrosis | Death of muscle tissue. Gas-Gangrene |
| Myelomeningocele | Spina Bifida-Birth defect of spine, brain and cord. |
| Osteoporosis | Weak bones and likely to break, Reduced bone mass |