Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Oste/o
Bone Osteitis, osteoma, osteocyte
Chondr/o
Cartilage Chondritis, chondroma, chondrocyte
Arthr/o
Joint Arthritis, arthroplasty
Myel/o
Bone marrow Myeloma
Ten/o, tendin/o
Tendon (binds muscle to bone) Tendonitis, tenorrhaphy
Ligament/o
Ligament (binds bone to bone) Ligamentous injury
Burs/o
Bursa, “bag”, (shock absorber between tendons and bones) Bursitis
My/o, myos/o
Muscle Myoma, myositis
-malacia
Softening Osteomalacia, chondromalacia
-porosis
Porous Osteoporosis
-asthenia
Weakness, loss of strength Myasthenia gravis
-trophy
Development, stimulation, maintenance Atrophy (shriveling of muscles), hypertrophy (increase in size and strength of muscles)
-algia, algesia
Pain Myalgia, arthralgia, analgesia (take away pain
Synov/i
Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
kin/o, kinesi/o
movement