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Musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| osse/o; oste/o | bone |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| thorac/o | chest |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| cetabul/o | acetabulum |
| arthr/o; articul/o | joint |
| lei/o | smooth |
| muscul/o; my/o | muscle |
| rhabd/o | striated |
| tendin/o; ten/o | tendon |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lord/o | swayback |
| scoli/o | curved |
| -blast | immature |
| -centesis | surgcal procedure to remove fluid; aspiration |
| -clasis | surgical fracture or refracture |
| -dynia | pain |
| -clast | breakdown |
| -desis | surgical fusion; surgical binding |
| -genesis | formation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor or connective tissue; smooth muscle |
| -physis | to grow |
| -porosis | porous |
| -asthenia | no strength |
| -clonus | turmoil |
| -ion | process of |
| -thermy | heat |
| -kinesia | movement; motion |
| -trophy | nourishment; growth |
| -plasia | development; formation |
| ortho- | straight |
| endo- | within |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under |
| TKR | total knee replaement |
| TMJ | temporomand; bular joint |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ROM | range of motion |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| -osis | condition of |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -cyte | cell |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -um | sturucture |
| crani- | skull |
| -al | pertaining to |
| faci/o | face |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| mandibul/o | mandible; lower jaw |
| tempor/o | temporal bone |
| maxill/o | maxilla; upper jaw |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| stern/o | sternum; breastbone |
| xiph/o | sword |
| -oid | resembling |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| coccyg/o | coccyx; tailbone |
| lumb/o | lower back, loins |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| -pathy | disease |
| infra- | below; beneath |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | wrist |
| olecran/o | olecranon (elbow) |
| inter- | between |
| radi/o | radius |
| uln/o | ulnar |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum; hip socket |
| ili/o | hip |
| calcane/o | heel |
| femor/o | femur; thigh bone |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| supra- | above |
| tibi/o | tibia; shin |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| -algia | pain |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| burs/o | bursa |
| dia- | through |
| epi- | on; upon |
| ped/o | child |
| pronati/o | facing backwards |
| supinati/o | facing forward |
| tens/o | stretch |
| flex/o | bend |
| duct/o | to draw |
| dorsi- | back |
| -or | person or thing that does something |
| ad- | towards |
| ab- | away from |
| my/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| -rrhaphy | suturing the fascia |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -logy | study of |
| -meter | instrument movement |
| poly- | many |
| -lysis | destruction; breakdown |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| tenosynovi/0 | tendon sheath |
| ton/o | tone tension |
| dys- | bad; difficult; painful |
| circum- | around |
| plantar | the sole of the foot |
| ex- | out |
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