Musculoskeletal Terms Flashcards
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carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bone)
2
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clavic/o, clavicul/o
A
clavicle (collarbone)
3
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cost/o
A
rib
4
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crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
5
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femor/o
A
femur (upper leg bone)
6
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fibul/o
A
fibula (lower leg bone)
7
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humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
8
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ili/o
A
ilium
9
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ischi/o
A
ischium
10
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mandibul/o
A
mandible (lower jawbone)
11
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maxill/o
A
maxilla (upper jawbone)
12
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patell/o
A
patella (kneecap)
13
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phalang/o
A
phalanges (finger or toe bones)
14
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pub/o
A
pubis
15
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radi/o
A
radius (lower arm bone)
16
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scapul/o
A
scapula (shoulder blade)
17
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stern/o
A
sternum (breastbone)
18
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tars/o
A
tarsals (ankle bones)
19
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tibi/o
A
tibia (lower leg bone)
20
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uln/o
A
ulna (lower arm bone)
21
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vertebr/o, rachi/o, spondyl/o
A
vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column
22
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ankylo/o
A
crooked, stiff, bent
23
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kinesi/o
A
movement, motion
24
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kyph/o
A
hump
25
lamin/o
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
26
lord/o
bent forward
27
myel/o, myelon/o
bone marrow
28
my/o, myos/o
muscle
29
oste/o
bone
30
petr/o
stone
31
scoli/o
crooked, curved
32
inter-
between
33
supra-
above
34
syn-, sym-
together, joined
35
-asthenia
weakness
36
-clasis, -clast, -clasia
break
37
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
38
-physis
growth
39
-schisis
spilt, fissure
40
ankylosis
abnormal condition of stiffness
41
arthritis
inflammation of a joint
42
arthrochondritis
inflammation of joint cartilages
43
bursitis
inflammation of bursa
44
bursolith
stone in bursa
45
chondromalacia
softening of cartilage
46
diskitis
inflammation of an intervertebral disc
47
kyphosis
abnormal hump (of thoracic spine)
48
lordosis
abnormal condition of bending forward
(forward curvature of lumbar spine)
49
osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
50
myasthenia
muscle weakness
51
myeloma
(malignant) tumor in bone marrow
52
osteitis
inflammation of the bone
53
osteocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of the bone
54
osteochondritis
inflammation of the bone and cartilage
55
osteofibroma
tumor of the bone and fibrous tissue
56
osteomalacia
softening of the bones
57
scoliosis
abnormal (lateral) curvature of the spine
58
tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
59
arthrodesis
surgical fixation of a joint
60
arthroplasty
surgical repair of a joint
61
arthrotomy
incision of a joint
62
bursectomy
excision of a bursa
63
bursotomy
incision of a bursa
64
craniotomy
incision into the skull
65
diskectomy
excision of an intervertebral disk
66
laminectomy
excision of the lamina
relieve symptoms of a ruptured disc
67
osteoplasty
surgical repair of the bone
68
osteotome
instrument used for cutting the bone
69
osteotomy
incision of the bone
70
osteoclasis
surgical breaking of a bone
to correct deformity
71
arthralgia
pain in the joint
72
bradykinesia
slow movement
73
carpal
pertaining to the wrist
74
dyskinesisa
difficult movement
75
femoral
pertaining to the femur
76
humeral
pertaining to the humerus
77
hyperkinesia
excessive movement
78
intervertebral
pertaining to between the vertebrae
79
intercranial
pertaining to within the cranium
80
osteoblast
developing bone cell
81
osteocyte
bone cell
82
osteonecrosis
abnormal death of bone tissues
83
sternoclavicular
pertaining to the sternum and clavicle
84
sternoid
resembling the sternum
85
subcostal
pertaining to below the rib
86
submandibular
pertaining to below the mandible
87
submaxillary
pertaining to below the maxilla
88
suprascapular
pertaining to above the scapula
89
symphysis
growing together
90
vertebrocostal
pertaining to the vertebrae and ribs
