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Musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| ph |
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