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Musculoskeletal M.T.
Med term Ch 10 Musculoskeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spondyl/o | vertebra - words to describe the condition of the vertebra |
| spondyl/itis | inflammation of any of the vertebrae, usually characterized by stiffness and pain. |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae (backbone) - words to describe the structure |
| ankyl/o | stiffness; bent, crooked |
| ankyl/osis | immobility of a joint (ankylosis may be congenital, or it may be due to disease, trauma, surgery, or contractures from immobility. |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| carp/o | carpus (wrist bones) |
| carp/o/ptosis | wrist drop |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| cost/o | ribs |
| sub/cost/al | beneath the ribs (sub-: under, below)(-al: pertaining to, relating to) |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| crani/o/tomy | incision through the cranium, usually to gain access to the brain during surgery. |
| -tomy | incision |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| stern/o/cost/al | pertaining to the sternum and the ribs |
| calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
| calcane/o/dynia | painful condition of the heel |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| humer/al | pertaining to the humerus |
| phalang/o | phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) |
| phalang/itis | inflammation of one or more phalanges |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) * largest bone in the body |
| femor/al | pertaining to the femur |
| fibul/o | fibula (smaller, outer bone of the lower leg) |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| patell/ectomy | excision of the patella |
| -ectomy | excision or removal |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelv/i/metry | measurement of the pelvic dimensions or proportions (helps determine if possible to deliver a fetus thru normal route) |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| pelv/o | pelvis. Pelv/is means pertaining to the pelvis (-is: noun ending) |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger inner bone of lower leg) |
| tibi/al | pertaining to the tibia (shin bone) |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthr/itis | inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, stiffness, deformity |
| cervic/o | nect; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| lamin/o | lamina (part of vertebral arch) |
| cost/o/chondr/itis | inflammation of the costal (cost/al) cartilage of the anterior chest wall. *characterized by pain & tenderness that may radiate from the initial site of inflammation. |
| lamin/ectomy | excision of the bony arches of one or more vertebrae |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| myel/o/cele | saclike protrusion of spinal cord thru congenital defect in vertebral column. |
| orth/o | straight |
| orth/o/ped/ics | branch of medicine concerned with prevention & correction of musculoskeletal system disorders. |
| ped | foot, child |
| -ics | pertaining to, relating to |
| oste/o | bone |
| oste/itis | inflammation of bone |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone, thumb side) |
| radi/o/graph | x-ray image |
| -graph | instrument for recording (the image) |
| -clasia | to break |
| arthr/o/clasia | forcible breaking of a joint |
| -cyte | cell |
| oste/o/cyte | bone cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
| arthr/o/desis | stiffening of a joint by operative means |
| -malacia | softening |
| oste/o/malacia | gradual softening and bending of the bones (due to Vitamin D deficiency) |
| -physis | growth |
| dia/physis | shaft or middle region of a long bone |
| dia- | through, across |
| -porosis | porous |
| oste/o/porosis | disorder characterized by abnormal loss of bone density & deterioration of bone tissue, with an increased fracture risk. |
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