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medical terminology
muscular system root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| my/o or myos/o or muscul/o | muscle |
| arthr/o or articul/o | joint |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| ten/o or tend/o or tendin/o | tendon |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fasci/o | band of fibrous tissue |
| burs/o | bursae / sac / bursa |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| oste/o | bone |
| electr/o | electricity |
| ankyl/o | stiff |