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Musculoskeletal system
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07/29/2025
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Term
Prefixes
a-
 Definition
Absence of, or without
Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from the body
Term
Ad-
 Definition
toward the midline of the body
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow heart rate
Term
Days-
 Definition
painful, difficult, abnormal, labored
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive muscle tone
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Intra-
 Definition
within,or in
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many, or much
Term
Sub-
 Definition
below or under
Term
Supra-
 Definition
above
Term
Sym-
 Definition
together
Term
Syn-
 Definition
together or joined
Term
-al
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain,
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Term
-clasia
 Definition
breakof tissue
Term
-clast
 Definition
break
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, or surgical removel
Term
-gram
 Definition
the record, or radiograph images
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lysis
 Definition
loosening , separating or dissolurtion
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction
Term
-physis
 Definition
growth
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing,or repairing
Term
-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision or cut into
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment or development
Term
Ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff or bent
Term
Arthur/o
 Definition
joint
Term
Arthur/o
 Definition
joint
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