Musculoskeletal Medical Terminology
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| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord
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| osse/o; oste/o | bone
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| cost/o | rib
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| spondyl/o | vertebra
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| thorac/o | chest
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| vertebr/o | vertebra
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| cetabul/o | acetabulum
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| arthr/o; articul/o | joint
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| lei/o | smooth
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| muscul/o; my/o | muscle
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| rhabd/o | striated
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| tendin/o; ten/o | tendon
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| kyph/o | humpback
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| lord/o | swayback
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| scoli/o | curved
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| -blast | immature
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| -centesis | surgcal procedure to remove fluid; aspiration
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| -clasis | surgical fracture or refracture
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| -dynia | pain
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| -clast | breakdown
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| -desis | surgical fusion; surgical binding
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| -genesis | formation
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| -malacia | softening
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| -sarcoma | malignant tumor or connective tissue; smooth muscle
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| -physis | to grow
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| -porosis | porous
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| -asthenia | no strength
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| -clonus | turmoil
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| -ion | process of
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| -thermy | heat
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| -kinesia | movement; motion
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| -trophy | nourishment; growth
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| -plasia | development; formation
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| ortho- | straight
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| endo- | within
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| peri- | around
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| sub- | under
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| TKR | total knee replaement
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| TMJ | temporomand; bular joint
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| EMG | electromyography
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| ROM | range of motion
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| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation
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| -osis | condition of
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| -oma | tumor; mass
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| -cyte | cell
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| -tome | instrument used to cut
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| -um | sturucture
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| crani- | skull
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| -al | pertaining to
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| faci/o | face
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| mandibul/o | mandible; lower jaw
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| tempor/o | temporal bone
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| maxill/o | maxilla; upper jaw
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| stern/o | sternum; breastbone
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| xiph/o | sword
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| -oid | resembling
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| coccyg/o | coccyx; tailbone
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| lumb/o | lower back, loins
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| -pathy | disease
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| infra- | below; beneath
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| brachi/o | arm
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| carp/o | wrist
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| olecran/o | olecranon (elbow)
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| inter- | between
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| radi/o | radius
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| uln/o | ulnar
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| acetabul/o | acetabulum; hip socket
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| ili/o | hip
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| calcane/o | heel
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| femor/o | femur; thigh bone
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| supra- | above
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| tibi/o | tibia; shin
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| fibul/o | fibula
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| -algia | pain
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| -scopy | process of visual examination
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| burs/o | bursa
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| dia- | through
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| epi- | on; upon
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| ped/o | child
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| pronati/o | facing backwards
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| supinati/o | facing forward
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| tens/o | stretch
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| flex/o | bend
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| duct/o | to draw
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| dorsi- | back
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| -or | person or thing that does something
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| ad- | towards
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| ab- | away from
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| my/o | muscle
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| fasci/o | fascia
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| -rrhaphy | suturing the fascia
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| -logy | study of
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| -meter | instrument movement
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| poly- | many
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| -lysis | destruction; breakdown
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| tenosynovi/0 | tendon sheath
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| ton/o | tone tension
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| dys- | bad; difficult; painful
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| circum- | around
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| plantar | the sole of the foot
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| ex- | out
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