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Musculoskeletal
word parts and vocabulary associated with the musculoskeletal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| condr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| electr/o | electricity |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| pod/o | foot |
| prosthet/o | addition, artificial part |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -clasia | surgically break |
| -desis | fuse, bind |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -iatry | medical treatment, specialty |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -rrhexis | ruture |
| -porosis | porous |
| -tonia | tone |
| -trophy | development |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insufficient, abnormally low |
| chiropractic therapy | therapy that includes manipulation or adjustment of the spine |
| orthopedics | branch of medicine dealing with the skeletal systems and their problems |
| fracture | to break (a bone) |
| dislocation | displacement of a bone from a joint |
| prosthetic | artificial body part |
| spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
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MrsReynolds
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