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Vet. Terminology
The Musculoskeletal System - The Breakdown
Term | Definition |
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tens(o)- (root) | pressure, tension |
-ion (suffix) | act of, state of, process of |
ex- (prefix) | out |
-ic (suffix) | pertaining to |
orth(o)- (root) | straight |
my(o) (root) | muscle |
arthr(o) (root) | joint |
-itis (suffix) | inflammation of |
syn- (prefix) | together, with |
-um (suffix) | presence of ("a" or "an") |
endo- (prefix) | within |
peri- (prefix) | around |
oste(o)- (root) | bone |
dia- (prefix) | through |
physis- (root) | growth |
stern(o)- (root) | sternum |
chondr(o)- (root) | cartilage |
cost(o)- (root) | rib |
epi- (prefix) | upon |
axi(o)- (root) | axis |
coccyg(o)- (root) | tail |
sacr(o)- (root) | sacrum |
lumb(o)- (root) | lumbus, lumbar |
vertebr(o)- (root) | vertebra |
cervic(o)- (root) | neck |
tars(o)- (root) | tarsus |
tibi(o)- (root) | tibia |
femor(o)- (root) | femur |
cox(o)- (root) | hip |
inter- (prefix) | between |
phalang(o)- (root) | phalanx |
meta- (prefix) | alter, beyond, changed |
carp(o)- (root) | carpus |
radi(o)- (root) | radius, radiation |
scapul(o)- (root) | scapula |
-ar (suffix) | pertaining to |
uln(o)- (root) | ulna |
-al (suffix) | pertaining to |
humer(o)- (root) | humerus |