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Vet. Terminology
The Musculoskeletal System - The Breakdown
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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