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Musculoskeletal Syst
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oste/o | bone |
| osteopathy | disease of the bone |
| periosteum | tissue that covers the outside of the bone |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| craniometer | measures the size of the skull |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cervical spine | area of the spine at the neck region, seven cervical vertebrae, |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| spondylitis | inflammation of the vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| lumbar | pertaining to the lower back |
| lumbodynia | pain in the lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| brachiocephalic | pertaining to the arm and head |
| brachialgia | pain in the arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| adactyly | without a finger |
| dactylagia | pain in the finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| carpectomy | removal of wrist bone(s) |
| metacarpal | beyond the carpals |
| cost/o | rib |
| costectomy | removal of a rib |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| femor/o | femur |
| femoral artery | large artery found in the thigh that provides arterial bloods to the thigh region |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| tibialgia | pain in the tibia |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tarsitis | inflammation of the ankle |
| tarsalgia | pain in the ankle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chondritis | inflammation of the cartilage |
| chondrodynia | pain in the cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| arthroscopic surgery | insertion of a small camera and tools to view and correct problems of the joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| bursectomy | removal of the bursa |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| tenodynia | pain in the tendon |
| tendolysis | breakdown of the tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| musculoskeletal | made up of the muscles and bones |
| myopathy | disease of the muscle |
| myositis | inflammation of the muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| fasciotomy | incision into the fascia |
| fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| ton/o | tone or pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, and/or coordination |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -plegia | complete paralysis |
| dystonia | abnormal tone |
| tonograph | devices that measures tension |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| hyperkinesia | excessive movement |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| ataxia | absence of movement |
| hypotaxia | reduced movement |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| ankylosis | condition of being stiff |
| ankylodactyly | adhesion between two fingers |
| ostalgia, ostealgia | pain in the bone |
| arthralgia, arthrodynia | pain in the joint |
| tenalgia | pain in the tendon |
| myalgia, myodynia | pain in the muscle |
| atrophy | lack of development |
| hypertrophy | over development |
| genu valgum | bow-legged |
| genu valgrum | knock-kneed |
| ankylosis | stiff or bent joint |
| crepitus | joint make a crackling sound when bent |
| hypotonia | decrease in tone |
| hypertonia | increase in tone |
| dystaxia, ataxia | poor coordination |
| dyskinesia | inability to control movement |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| mysospasms | twitches |
| ostalgia, ostealgia, osteodynia | general bone pain |
| costalgia | pain in rib |
| metatarsalgia | pain in metatarsals |
| spondylodynia | pain in vertebra |
| tibialgia | pain in tibia |
| arthralgia, arthrodynia | condition of painful joints |
| cervicodynia | neck pain |
| hypokinesia | decrease in muscle movement or activity |
| hyperkinesia | increase in muscle movement or activity |
| graphospasm | writer's cramp |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| kyphosis | abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| lordosis | abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| syndactyly | the joining of fingers |
| polydactyly | having more than five fingers/toes on each hand/foot |
| spondylitis | inflammation of the vertebra |
| carpitis | inflammation of the wrist bone |
| osteodystrophy | poor bone development |
| osteolysis | bone loss |
| osteonecrosis | death of bone |
| osteosclerosis | abnormal hardening of bone |
| exostosis | abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| spondylomalacia | softening of the vertebra |
| tarsoptosis | flat feet |
| bursolith | stone in the bursa |
| effusion | fluid build up (sign of swelling) |
| hemarthrosis | blood in the joint |
| hydrarthrosis | fluid in the joint |
| pyarthrosis | pus in the joint |
| atrophy | underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
| myolysis | loss of muscle tissue |
| hypertrophy | overdevelopment of muscle tissue |
| myomalacia | softening of the muscle |
| myosclerosis | hardening of the muscle |
| myotonia | decreased muscle tone |
| myotasis | stretching of muscle |
| myocele | hernia of a muscle |
| osteopenia | bone loss |
| osteoporosis | weak bones in adults |
| myositis | inflammation of one muscle |
| polymyositis | inflammation of a group of muscles |
| dactylitis | finger inflammation |
| hypertrophic spondylitis | overdevelopment of vertebra causing inflammation |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone marrow |
| osteocarcinoma | bone tumor that is cancerous |
| osteochondroma | tumor of bone and cartilage |
| osteosarcoma | cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells |
| craniosynotosis | premature fusing of the skull bones |
| osteomalacia | softening of bone in children |
| osteopathy | bone disease |
| osteopenia | reduction in bone volume |
| spondylolysis | loss of vertebra structure |
| spinal stenosis | abnormal narrowing of the spine |
| spondyloarthropathy | joint disease of the vertebrae |
| spondylolisthesis | slipping or dislocation of a vertebrae |
| spondylolysis | vertebra condition |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the bone and joint |
| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of the joint due to an autoimmune disease |
| septic arthritis | inflammation of joint due to infection |
| arthropathy | joint disease |
| arthrocele | hernia of a joint |
| arthrodysplasia | abnormal joint development |
| arthrosclerosis | hardening of the joints |
| subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| bursopathy | disease of the bursa |
| achondroplasia | defect in formation of cartilage |
| chondroma | tumor growth of cartilage tissue |
| chondromalacia | abnormal softening of the cartilage |
| costochondritis | inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs |
| myopathy | disease of the muscle |
| myositis | inflammation of the muscle |
| polymyositis | inflammation of a muscle group |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| myosarcoma | cancerous muscle tumor |
| muscular dystrophy | disorder of poor muscle development |
| myoclonus | violent muscle contraction |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myofasciitis | inflammation of muscle and fascia |
| tardive dyskinesia | condition of loss of muscle control |
| fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| necrotizing fasciits | inflammation of fascia causing the death of tissue |
| tendinitis, tendonitis | inflammation of the tendon |
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