Musculoskeletal
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47 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fasci/o/plasty | surgical repair of the fascia |
| Fibr/oma | tumor of the fibrous tissue |
| Leiomy | tumor of smooth muscle |
| Lumb/o/cost/al | pertaining to the lumbar region and the ribs |
| Muscul/ar | pertaining to the muscles |
| Tend/o/tomy | incision of a tendon |
| Tend/o/plasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
| Tendin/itis | inflammation of a tendon |
| my/algia | pain or tenderness in muscles |
| my/asthenia | weakness of muscle |
| my/o/pathy | disease of muscular tissue |
| hemi/plegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| my/o/rraphy | suture of muscle |
| my/o/sarcoma | malignant tumor of muscle tissue |
| chondr/o/tomy | incision of cartilage |
| carp/o/ptosis | downward displacement of the wrist |
| cervic/al | pertaining to neck |
| sub/cost/al | beneath the ribs |
| crani/o/tomy | incision through the cranium |
| humer/al | pertaining to the humerus |
| metacarp/ectomy | excision or resection of one or more metacarpal bones |
| phalang/itis | inflammation of one or more phalanges |
| spondyl/itis | inflammation of any of the vertebrae |
| vertebr/al | pertaining to a vertebra or vertebral column |
| stern/o/cost/al | pertaining to the sternum and ribs |
| calcane/o/dynia | painful condition of the heel |
| femor/al | pertaining to the femur |
| fibul/ar | pertaining to the fibula |
| patell/ectomy | excision of the patella |
| pelv/i/metry | measurement of the pelvic dimensions or proportions |
| pelv/is | pertaining to the pelvis |
| radi/o/graph | x-ray image |
| tibi/al | pertaining to the tibia |
| ankyl/osis | immobility of a joint |
| arthr/itis | inflammation of a joint |
| cost/o/chondr/itis | inflammation of cartilage of the anterior chest wall |
| lamin/ectomy | excision of the lamina |
| myel/o/cele | herniation of the spinal cord |
| orth/o/ped/ics | branch of medicine concerned with prevention and correction of musculoskeletal system disorders |
| oste/itis | inflammation of bone |
| arthr/o/clasia | forcible breaking of a joint |
| oste/o/clast | cell that breaks down bone |
| oste/o/cyte | bone cell |
| arthr/o/desis | surgical immobilization of a joint |
| oste/o/malacia | softening and bending of the bones |
| dia/physis | shaft or middle region of a long bone |
| oste/o/porosis | porous bones |
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