Musculoskeletal System

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Skeletal and muscle terminology chapter 4
Wendy SR.
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ankyl/o stiff joint
arthr/o articul/o joint
burs/o sac
carp/o carpal carpus wrist bones
cervic/o neck
chondr/o cartilage
clavicul/o clavicle collar bone
coccyg/o coccyx tailbone
cortic/o outer layer
cost/o rib
crani/o skull
femor/o femur thigh bone
fibul/o fibula lateral bone of the lower leg
humer/o humerus upper arm bone
ili/o ilium
ischi/o ischium
kyph/o hump
lamin/o lamina part of the vertebra
lord/o bent backward
mandibul/o mandible lower jaw bone
maxill/o maxilla upper jaw bone
medull/o inner region
metacarp/o metacarpus hand bones
matatars/o metatarsus foot bones
myel/o bone marrow or spinal cord
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
patell/o patella knee cap
pector/o chest
ped/o child or foot
pelv/o pelvis
phalang/o phalanges fingers or toes
pod/o foot
prosthet/o addition
pub/o pubis pubic bone
radi/o radius thumb side, lower arm bone ray, X-ray
sacr/o sacrum bone medial to the os coxae
scapul/o scapula shoulder blade
scoli/o crooked
spin/o spine
spondyl/o vertebrae
stern/o sternum breast bone
synovi/o synovial membrane
synov/o synovial membrane
tars/o tarsus tarsals bones of the posterior foot and ankle
thorac/o chest
tibi/o tibia medial lower leg
uln/o ulna
vertebr/o vertebra bones of the spine
-blast immature
-clasia to surgically break
-desis to fuse
-listhesis slipping
-logic pertaining to the study of
-porosis porous
dis- apart
non- not
cutane/o skin
erythr/o red
lumb/o loin lower back
medull/o inner region
path/o disease
sarc/o flesh
system/o system
-ac -al -ar -ary pertaining to
-algia pain
-centesis puncture to withdraw fluid
-desis to fuse
-eal -ic -ory -ous pertaining to
-pathy disease
-scopy process of visually examining
-scopic pertaining to visually examining
-stenosis narrowing
-osis abnormal condition
-otomy cutting into
-graphy process of recording
-gram record
anti- against
ex- outward
non- not
per- through
sub- under
intra- within
inter- between
dis- apart
bi- two
-ectomy surgical removal
-genic producing
-oma tumor
-malacia abnormal softening
-metry the process of measuring
-graphy process of recording
-gram record
-itis inflammation
-plasty surgical repair
-stenosis narrowing
-tic pertaining to
-tome instrument to cut
duct/o to bring
extens/o to stretch out
fibr/o fibers
kinesi/o movement
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
myos/o muscle
plant/o sole of foot
rotat/o to revolve
ten/o tend/o tendin/o tendon
vers/o to turn
-asthenia weakness
-ion action
-kinesia movement
-tonia tone
-trophic pertaining to development
ab- away from
ad- toward
circum- around
e- outward
-rrhaphy suture
-rrhexis rupture
-tonia tone
-trophy development
brady- slow
dys- abnormal or difficult
epi- above
hyper- excessive
hypo- insufficient
poly- many
pseudo- false
bi/o life
later/o side
electr/o electricity
fasci/o fibrous band
-desis to fuse
-opsy view of
-kinesia movement
-dynia pain
-algia pain
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