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Coding Lesson 06
Medical Coding Lesson 06 - Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteo- | bones |
| Chondro- | cartilage |
| Arthro- | joints |
| Myelo- | bone marrow |
| Teno- or tendino- | tendons (tendons bind muscles to bones) |
| Ligamento- | ligaments (ligaments bind bones to bones) |
| Burso- | bursa (bursa are shock absorbers between tendons and bones) |
| Myo- or Myoso- | muscle |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -porosis | The condition of being porous |
| -asthenia | Weakness, loss of strength |
| -trophy | Development, stimulation. (Using the prefixes a- or an- negates the term. So, a-trophy means literally without development.) |
| -algia or -algesia | Pain |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -oma | Swelling or tumor |
| Arthritis | Inflammation of the joints |
| Chondromalacia | Softening of the cartilage |
| Osteoporosis | Porous bones |
| Myeloma | Tumor of the bone marrow |
| Tendinitis | Inflammation of the tendon |