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musculoskeletal

TermDefinition
fasci/o band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting &separating muscles)
fibr/o fiber, fibrous tissue
leiomy/o smooth muscle (visceral)
lumb/o loins (lower back)
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
ten/o tendon
tend/o tendon
tendin/o tendon
-algia pain
-asthenia weakness,debility
-pathy disease
-plegia paralysis
-rrhaphy suture
-sarcoma malignant tumor of connective tissue
-tomy incision
flexion decreases the angle of a joint
extension increases the angle of a joint
adduction moves closer to the midline
abduction moves away from the midline
rotation moves a bone around its axis
pronation turns the palm down
supination turns the palm up
eversion moves the sole of the foot inward
inversion moves the sole of the foot outwards
dorsiflexion elevates the foot
plantar flexion lowers the foot (points the toes)
carp/o wrist
cervic/o neck(neck of the uterus)
cost/o ribs
crani/o skull
humer/o upper arm bone
metacarp/o hand bones
phalang/o fingers and toes
spondyl/o* backbone
vertebr/o* backbone
stern/o breastbone
calcane/o heel bone
femor/o thigh bone
fibul/o smaller ,outer bone of the lower leg
patell/o kneecap
pelv/it pelvis
pelv/o pelvis
radi/o lower arm bone on the thumb side
tibi/o larger bone of the lower leg
ankyl/o stiffness; bent, crooked
arthr/o joint
chondr/o cartilage
lamin/o part of the vertebral arch
myel/o bone marrow; spinal cord
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
-clast to break surgical fracture
-cyte cell
-desis of a bone or joint
-malacia softening
-physis growth
-porosis porous
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