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Orthopedics

Medical Terminology

TermDefinition
oste/o bone
crani/o 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
tibi/o tibia
tars/o ankle
chondr/o cartilage
arthr/o joint
burs/o bursa
ten/o tendon
tend/o tendon
tendin/o tendon
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
myos/o muscle
fasci/o fascia (fiborous connective tissue binding muscles together)
kinesi/o movement/motion
ton/o tone/tension
tax/o arrangement/order/coordination
-paresis disorder of movement
-plegia disorder of movement
ankyl/o stiff/bent
ostalgia bone pain
ostealgia bone pain
arthrodynia joint pain
arthralgia joint pain
tenalgia tendon pain
myodynia muscle pain
myalgia muscle pain
atrophy muscle wasting away
hypertrophy abnormally large
genu valgum knock-kneed
genu varum bowlegged
ankylosis joint stiffness
crepitus crackling sound heard in joints
hypotonia decrease in muscle tone or tightness
hypertonia increase in muscle tone or tightness
dystaxia poor coordination
ataxia without coordination
bradykinesia slow movement
dyskinesia inability to control movement
myospasm muscle spasm
costalgia rib pain
metatarsalgia pain in the bones of your foot
spondylodynia vertebra pain
tibialgia tibia (shin) pain
arthralgia joint pain
arthrodynia joint pain
cervicodynia neck pain
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