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Musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fasci/o | band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and seperating muscles) |
| fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral) |
| lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
| muscul/o my/o | muscles |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness,debility |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| -tomy | incision |
| carp/o | carpus (wrist bones) |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus |
| phalang/o | phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) |
| spondyl/o* vetebr/o* | veterbra (backbone) |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (smaller, outer bone of the lower leg) |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| pelv/i pelv/o | pelvis |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side) |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger bone of the lower leg) |
| ankyl/o | stiffness; bent, crooked |
| arthtr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| lamin/o | lamina (part of the vetebral arch) |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| -clast | to break; surgical fracture |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation, (of a bone or joint) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth |
| -poresis | porous |
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