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Musculoskeletal System combining forms and abbr

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blast(o), -blast   embryonic form   embryonic form  
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oste(o)   bone   bone  
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cost(o)   costae   ribs  
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crani(o)   cranium   skull  
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ranch(i), ranchi(o), spin(o)   vertebral or spinal column   spine(backbone)  
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stern(o)   sternum   breastbone  
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cervic(o)   cervical   cervical  
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thorac(o)   thoracic   thoracic  
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lumb(o)   lumbar   lumbar  
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sacr(o)   sacral   sacral  
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coccyg(o)   coccygeal   coccygeal  
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clavicul(o)   clavicle   collarbone  
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scapul(o)   scapula   shoulder blade  
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ili(o)   ilium   ilium  
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ischi(o)   ischium   ischium  
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pub(o)   pubis   pubis  
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carp(o)   carpus   wrist  
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humer(o)   humerus   upper arm bone  
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phalang(o)   phalanx   finger  
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radi(o)   radius   bone of the forearm  
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uln(o)   ulna   bone of the forarm  
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calcane(o)   calcaneus   heel bone  
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femor(o)   femur   thigh bone  
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fibul(o)   fibula   calf bone  
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tibi(o)   tibia   shin bone  
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patell(o)   patella   kneecap  
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phalang(o)   phalanx   toe  
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tars(o)   tarsus   ankle  
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arthr(o), articul(o)   joint; articulation   joint; articulation  
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burs(o)   bursa   bursa  
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chondr(o)   cartilage   cartilage  
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synov(o), synovi(o)   synovial membrane   synovial membrance  
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ten(o), tend(o), tendin(o)   tendon   tendon  
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fasci(o)   fascia   fascia  
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muscul(o), my(o)   muscles   muscles  
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ankyl(o)   stiff   stiff  
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troph(o)   nutrition   nutrition  
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-asthenia   weakness   weakness  
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-sacroma   malignant tumor from conncetive tissue   malignant tumor from connective tissue  
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-clasia   break   break  
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-desis   binding, fusion   binding, fusion  
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ana   antinuclear antibody   antinuclear anitbody  
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ca   calcium   calcium  
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c-1, c-2, etc   cervical vertebrae   cervical vertebrae  
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cpk   creatine phosphokinase   creatine phosphokinase  
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cts   carpla tunnel syndrome   carpla tunnel syndrome  
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djd   degenative joint disease   degeneative joint disease  
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dle   discoid lupus erythematosus   discoid lupus erythematosus  
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dmards   disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs   disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs  
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emg   electromyography   electromyography  
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esr   erythrocyte sedimentation rate   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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fx   fracture   fracture  
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lig   ligament   ligament  
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l-1, l-2, etc   lumbar vertebrae   lumbar vertebrae  
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le   lupus erthematosus   lupus erthematosus  
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mtp   metatarsophalangeal   metatarsophalangeal  
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nsaid   nonsteriodal antiinflammatory drug   nonsteriodal antiinflammatory drug  
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ra   rheumatoid arthritis   rheumatoid arthritis  
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rf   rhemuatoid factor   rhemuatoid factor  
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rom   range of motion   range of motion  
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tjr   total joint replacement   total joint replacement  
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tmj   temporomandibular joint   temporomandibular joint  
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myel(o)   bone marrow or spinal cord   bone marrow or spinal cord  
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