The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ankyl/o | crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | purse or sac, bursa |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| chondr/o | cartilage (type of connective tissue) |
| condyl/o | knuckle of a joint |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kyph/o | hump |
| leuk/o | white |
| lith/o | stone |
| lord/o | bent forward |
| menisc/o | meniscus (crescent) |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| myos/o | muscle |
| ost/o ; oste/o | bone |
| por/o | hole |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scoli/o | curved |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| synov/o ; synovi/o | synovial |
| ten/o ;tend/o | tendon |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | hernia,swelling |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -genesis | origin, cause |
| -plasia | formation or growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| ankylosis | "condition of crooked" joints are abnormally stiff and movement is difficult |
| achondroplasia | abnormally short limbs and stature; dwarfism |
| sprain | Stretching of ligaments around joint |
| Marfan's syndrome | inherited condition resulting in excessive cartilage formation at the epiphyseal plates, forming long arms and legs |
| osteitis deformans | also called paget's disease results in bone deformities due to the acceleration of bone loss |
| strain | stretching a muscle beyond its normal range |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| ataxia | inability to coordinate muscles during a voluntary activity |
| atrophy | lack of movement |
| bradykinesia | abnormally slow movement |
| decalcification | abnormal reduction of calcium in bone |
| dyskinesia | bad, abnormal, painful motion |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| tax/o | movement |
| troph/o | development |
| bunion | abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe |
| Duchenne's muscular dystrophy | skeletal muscle degeneration resulting in muscle weakness and deterioration |
| Colles' fracture | a break in the distal part of the radius |
| comminuted fracture | bone breaks into many fragments |
| compression fracture | A fracture in which the bone is crushed; common in the vertebral column |
| epiphyseal fracture | break at the location of the growth plate |
| Pott's fracture | a break at the ankle that affects both bones of the leg |
| spiral fracture | a fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | impaired bone growth and fragile bone |
| Rickets | bones become softened due to excessive removal of calcium, caused by lack of calcium and/or vitamin D |
| spondylarthritis | inflammation of joints of vertebrae |
| arthrodesis | surgical fixation of a joint |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -lysis | loosen |
| -tomy | to cut |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| DO | physician specialing in osteopathy |
| EMG | electromyography |
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