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Musculoskeletal
Term | Definition |
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fasci/o | Surgical repair |
fibr/o | tumor if fibrous tissue |
leiomy/o | tumor of smooth muscle |
lumb/o | pertaining to the lumbar region and the ribs |
muscul/o | pertaining to muscle |
my/o | rupture of a muscle |
ten/o | incision of a tendon |
tend/o | surgical repair of a tendon |
tendin/o | inflammation of a tendon, usually resulting from strain |
-algia | pain or tenderness in muscles |
-asthenia | weakness of a muscle(abnormal fatigue) |
-pathy | disease of a muscle tissue |
-plegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
-rrhaphy | suture of a muscle,usually do to a muscle wound |
-sarcoma | malignant tumor of muscle tissue |
-tomy | incision of cartilage |
flexion | decrease the angle of a joint |
extension | increase the angle of a joint |
adduction | move closer to the middle |
abduction | moves away from the middle |
pronation | turns down the palm |
supination | turns up the palm |
eversion | moves the sole of the foot inward |
inversion | moves the sole of the foot outward |
plantar flexion | lower the foot |
carp/o | downward displacement of the wrist;also called dropped wrist |
cervic/o | pertaining to the neck |
cost/o | beneath the ribs |
crain/o | incision through the cranium, usually to gain access to the brain during neurosurgical procedures |
humer/o | pertaining to humerus |
metacarp/o | excision of one or more metacarpal bones |
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