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Musculoskeletal Syst
Medical Terminology/ Orthopedics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Osteoporosis | Porous bone condition |
| Osteogenesis | Creation of bone |
| Osteopathy | Disease of bone Pathy means disease |
| Crani/o | Head/ Skull |
| Craniometer | Instrument use to measure the head/ skull |
| Craniomalacia | Softening of the skull Malacia means soft |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Cervical Spine | Pertaining to the spine of the cervix |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra(e) |
| Invertebrate | Within the vertebra |
| Lumb/o | Lower back Loin |
| Lumbar | Pertaining to lower back |
| Lumbodynia | Pain in the lower back |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Brachiocephalic | Pertaining to the (head) arms-veins closest to the head |
| Dactyl/o | Finger |
| Adactyly | Condition of missing finger |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Carpal | Pertaining to wrist |
| Carpoectomy | Surgical removal of wrist |
| Metacarpal | Pertaining to below the wrist |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Intercostal | Pertaining to within/ inside the ribs |