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MT 6 Musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crani/o | cranium, skull |
| cost/o | rib |
| stern/o | sternum |
| spin/o | spine |
| vertebr/o, spondyl/o | vertebra |
| cervic/o | neck |
| throac//o | chest |
| lumb/o | lumbar, lower back |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| coccyg/o | coccyx |
| clavicul/o | clavical |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| humer/o | humerous |
| radi/o | radius |
| uln/o | ulna |
| carp/o | carples |
| matacarp/o | metacarples |
| phalang/o | phalanges, digits |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| ili/o | ilium |
| pub/o | pubis |
| femor/o | femur |
| patell/o | patella |
| fibul/o | fibulla |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| tars/o | tarsles |
| calcane/o | calcaneous |
| matatars/o | metatarsals |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cali/o | calcium |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| orth/o | straight |
| hemat/o | blood |
| my/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -porosis | thinning of bones |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -clast | to break |
| -malacia | softening |
| -poiesis | production |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| dys- | bad, painful |
| sub- | below |
| supra- | above, beyond |
| syn- | with, together |
| non- | not, no, without |
| Exacerbation | increase in severity of a disease and/or its symptoms |
| Hypotonia | pertaining to a decrease in muscle tissue |
| Multiple myeloma | primary malignant tumor of the bone/ bone marrow |
| Osteophyte | bone spur: joints, often on the heel |
| Prosthesis | replacement of a missing limb w/ an artificial substitute |
| Spondylolithesis | subluxation of one vertebra over another |
| Sprian | tearing of ligament tissue: complete, moderate, slight |
| Strain | usually affects muscles: due to trauma, excessive force |
| Subluxation | partial/ incomplete dislocation |
| Dislocation | out of its normal joint articulation |
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