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Medical Terminology: A Living Language - Chapter 4
Musculoskeletal System
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09/07/2011
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Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff joint
Term
articul/o
 Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
 Definition
sac
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle
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coccyg/o
 Definition
cocyx
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cortic/o
 Definition
outer portion
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
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ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
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kyph/o
 Definition
hump
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina, part of vertbra
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lord/o
 Definition
bent backwards
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lumb/o
 Definition
loin
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible
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maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla
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medull/o
 Definition
inner portion
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metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpals
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metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsals
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal chord
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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patell/o
 Definition
patella
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ped/o
 Definition
child, foot
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges
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pod/o
 Definition
foot
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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radi/o
 Definition
radius
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sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
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scapul/o
 Definition
scapula
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scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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synovi/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
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synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
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tars/o
 Definition
ankle
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
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uln/o
 Definition
ulna
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae
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fasci/o
 Definition
fibrous band
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fibr/o
 Definition
fibers
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myocardi/o
 Definition
heart muscle
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myos/o
 Definition
muscle
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plant/o
 Definition
sole of foot
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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tend/o
 Definition
tendon
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tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
-blast
 Definition
immature, embryonic
Term
-clasia
 Definition
to surgically break
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-desis
 Definition
stabilize, fuse
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-listhesis
 Definition
slipping
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-porosis
 Definition
porous
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-tonia
 Definition
tone
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Ab-
 Definition
away from
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Ad-
 Definition
toward
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circum-
 Definition
around
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AE
 Definition
above elbow
Term
AK
 Definition
above knee
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BDT
 Definition
bone density testing
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BE
 Definition
below elbow
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BK
 Definition
below knee
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BMD
 Definition
bone mineral density
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C1, C2, etc..
 Definition
first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, etc..
Term
Ca
 Definition
calcium
Term
DJD
 Definition
degenerative joint disease
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DXA
 Definition
dual-energy absorptiometry
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FX, Fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
HNP
 Definition
herniated nucleus pulposus
Term
JRA
 Definition
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Term
L1, L2, etc..
 Definition
first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, etc..
Term
LE
 Definition
lower extremity
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LLE
 Definition
left, lower extremity
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LUE
 Definition
left, upper extremity
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NSAID
 Definition
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Term
OA
 Definition
osteoarthritis
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ORIF
 Definition
open reduction-internal fixation
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Orth, ortho
 Definition
orthopedics
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RA
 Definition
rheumatoid arthritis
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RLE
 Definition
right lower extremity
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RUE
 Definition
right upper extremity
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SLE
 Definition
systematic lupus erythematosus
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T1, T2, etc..
 Definition
first thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra, etc..
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THA
 Definition
total hip arthroplasty
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THR
 Definition
total hip replacement
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TKA
 Definition
total knee arthroplasty
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TKR
 Definition
total knee replacement
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UE
 Definition
upper extremity
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CTS
 Definition
carpal tunnel syndrome
Term
CPK
 Definition
creatine phosphokenase
Term
DTR
 Definition
deep tendon reflex
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EMG
 Definition
electromyogram
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IM
 Definition
intramuscular
Term
MD
 Definition
muscular dystrophy
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