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musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o | bone |
| crani/ | head, skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| tars/o | ankle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone) |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| kinesi/o, (also sometimes kinet/o) | movement, motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| nostalgia kaws-TAL-jah | rib pain |
| metatarsalgia meh-tah-tar-SAR-jah | pain in the bones of the foot |
| ostalgia (can also be ostealgia) aws-TAL-jah | bone pain |
| osteodynia aws-tee-oh-DIH-nee-ah | bone pain |
| spondylodynia spawn-dih-loh-DIH-nee-ah | vertebra pain |
| tibialgia tih-bee-AL-ja | tibia (shin) pain |
| ankylosis an-kih-LOH-sis | joint stiffness |
| arthralgia ar-THRAL-jah | joint pain |
| arthrodynia ar-throh-DIH-nee-ah | joint pain |
| cervicodynia sir-vih-koh-DAI-nee-ah | neck pain |
| crepitation kreh-pih-TAY-shun | a crackling sound heard in joints (Latin for rattle or creaking) |
| genu valgum JEH-noo VAL-gum | knock-kneed |
| genu varum JEH-noo VAH-rum | bowlegged |
| bradykinesia bray-dih-kih-NEE-zhah | slow movement |
| dyskinesia dis-kih-NEE-zhah | inability to control movement |
| dystaxia dis-TAK-see-ah | poor coordination |
| dystonia dis-TOH-nee-ah | poor muscle tone |
| graphospasm gra-foh-SPAZM | writer's cramp |
| hyperkinesia hai-per-kih-NEE-zhah | increase in muscle movement or activity |
| hypertonia hai-per-TOH-nee-yah | increased muscle tone or tightness |
| hypokinesia hai-poh-kih-NEE-zhah | decrease in muscle movement or activity |
| hypotonia hai-poh-TOH-nee-yah | decrease in muscle tone or tightness |
| myalgia mai-AL-jah | muscle pain |
| myasthenia mai-as-THEH-nee-ah | muscle weakness |
| myospasm mai-oh-SPAZ-um | muscle spasm |
| myodynia mai-oh-DAI-nee-ah | muscle pain |
| tenalgia ten-AL-jah | tendon pain |
| arthrocentesis ar-throh-sin-TEE-sis | puncture of a joint |
| arthroscope AR-throh-skohp | instrument for looking into a joint |
| arthroscopy ar-THRAW-skoh-pee | procedure of looking into a joint |
| electromyogram eh-lek-troh-MAI-o-gram | a record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
| electromyography eh-LEK-troh-mai-AW-grah-fee | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| myography mai-AW-grah-fee | procedure for studying muscles |
| arthrogram AR-throh-gram | visual record of a joint |
| arthrography ar-THRAW-grah-fee | procedure used to examine a joint |
| computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) kom-PYOO-ted AK-see-al taw-MAW-grah-fee | imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis |
| kyphosis kai-FOH-sis | humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| lordosis lor-DOH-sis | sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| scoliosis SKOH-lee-OH-sis | crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| carpitis kar-PAI-tis | wrist inflammation |
| craniomalacia kray-nee-oh-mah-LAY-shah | softening of the skull |
| exostosis eks-aws-TOH-sis | an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| fracture FRAK-shur | a bone break |
| osteodystrophy aws-tee-oh-DIH-stroh-fee | poor bone development |
| osteolysis aw-stee-AW-lih-sis | bone loss |
| osteonecrosis aw-stee-oh-nih-KROH-sis | death of bone |
| osteosclerosis aw-stee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis | abnormal hardening of bone |
| polydactyly paw-lee-DAK-tih-lee | having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes) |
| spondylitis spawn-dih-LAH-tis | vertebra inflammation |
| spondylomalacia spawn-dih-loh-mah-LAY-shah | softening of the vertebra |
| syndactyly sin-DAK-tih-lee | fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers (or toes) |
| tarsoptosis tar-sawp-TOH-sis | flat feet |
| bursolith BIR-soh-lith | a stone in a bursa |
| effusion ee-FYOO-zhun | fluid buildup |
| hermarthrosis hee-mar-THROH-sis | blood in a joint |
| hydrarthrosis hai-drar-THROH-sis | water (fluid) in a joint |
| pyarthrosis pai-ar-THROH-sis | pus in a joint |
| atrophy A-troh-fee | underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
| hypertrophy hai-PER-troh-fee | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
| myocele MAI-oh-seel | hernia of muscle tissue |
| myolysis mai-AW-lih-sis | loss of muscle tissue |
| myomalacia mai-oh-mah-LAY-shah | softening of a muscle |
| myosclerosis mai-oh-skleh-ROH-sis | hardening of a muscle |
| myotasis mai-AW-tah-sis | stretching of a muscle |
| myotonia mai-oh-TOH-nee-ah | muscle tone |
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