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Medical terms
Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o (osteo) | bone |
| crani/o (cranio) | head, skull |
| cervic/o (cervico) | neck |
| spondyl/o (spondylo) | vertebra |
| lumb/o (lumbo) | lower back, loin |
| brachi/o (brachio) | arm |
| dactyl/o (dactylo) | fingers |
| carp/o (carpo) | wrist |
| cost/o (costo) | rib |
| femor/o (femoro) | femur (thighbone) |
| tibi/o (tibio) | tibia |
| tars/o | ankle |
| chondr/o (chondro) | cartilage |
| burs/o (burso) | bursa |
| myos/o (myoso) | muscle |
| ten/o (teno) | tendon |
| tend/o (tendo) | tendon |
| tendi/o (tendio) | tendon |
| fasci/o (fascio) | fascia (connective tissue binding muscle together) |
| ton/o (tono) | tone, tension |
| kinesi/o (kinesio) | movement, motion |
| kinet/o (kineto) | movement, motion |
| tax/o (taxo) | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |