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06/19/2025
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13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes

Terms

 
1. ab
2. ad 
3. ante
4. bi
5. dia
6. dys
7. endo
8. epi
9. hyper
10. hypo
11. inter
12. intra
13. poly
 Definition

 

Meaning

 

1.away from
2.toward
3.before, in front of
4.two
5.through, across
6.bad, difficult, painful
7.within
8.upon, over
9.above, excessive
10.below, deficient
11.between
12.within

13.many
Term
1. -algia
2. -asthenia
3. -blast
4. -clasia / -clasis
5. -clast
6. -desis
7. -dynia
8. -ectomy
9. -emia
10. -itis
11. -lysis
12. -malacia
13. -megaly
14. -oma
15. -osis
16. -pathy
17. -penia
18. -plasty
19. -porosis
20. -rrhaphy
21. -sarcoma
22. -sclerosis
23. -scope 
24. -scopy
25. -spasm
26. -tomy
 
 Definition
1.pain
2.weakness
3.immature cell
4.breaking
5.to break
6.binding, fixation
7.pain
8.removal
9.blood condition
10.inflammation
11.breakdown, destruction
12.softening
13.enlargement
14.tumor, mass
15.abnormal condition
16.disease
17.deficiency
18.surgical repair
19.porous, less dense
20.suture
21.malignant tumor
22.hardening
23.instrument for viewing
24.process of viewing
25.sudden contraction
26.incision, cutting into
 
Term
1. arthr/o
2. burs/o
3. carp/o
4. chondr/o
5. clavicul/o
6. cost/o
7. crani/o
8. disc/o
9. femor/o
10. fibul/o
11. humer/o
12. ili/o
13. ischi/o
14. kyph/o
15. lamin/o
16. lord/o
17. lumb/o
18. mandibul/o
19. maxill/o
20. menisc/o
21. my/o
22. myel/o
23. oste/o
24. patell/o
25. pelv/i, pelv/o
26. phalang/o
27. pub/o
28. radi/o
29. sacr/o
30. scapul/o
31. scolio
32. spondyl/o
33. stern/o
34. tars/o
35. tendin/o, tendon/o
36. thorac/o
37. tibia/o
 Definition
1. joint
2. bursa
3. wrist
4. cartilage
5. clavicle (collarbone)
6. rib
7. skull
8. disc
9. femur (thigh bone)
10. fibula
11. humerus
12. ilium
13. ischium
14. humpback
15. llamina (part of vertebra)
16. curve, swayback
17. lower back
18. mandible (lower jaw)
19. maxilla (upper jaw)
20. meniscus
21. muscle
22. bone marrow, spinal cord
23. bone
24. patella (kneecap)
25. pelvis
26. phalanges (finger/toe bones)
27. pubis
28. radius (forearm bone)
29. sacrum
30. scapula (shoulder blade)
31. crooked,bent
32. vertebra
33. sternum (breastbone)
34. tarsals (ankle bones)
35. tendon
36. chest
37. tibia (shin bone)
Term
1. ACL
2. ADL
3. BK
4. BKA
5. CPK
6. CTS
7. DJD
8. DTR
9. EMG
10. Fx
11. LCL
12. MCL
13. ORIF
14. OA
15. RA
16. ROM
17. THR
18. TKR
19. Colles’ fracture
 
 Definition
1. anterior cruciate ligament
2. activities of daily living
3. below knee (amputation)
4. below knee amputation
5. creatine phosphokinase
6. carpal tunnel syndrome
7. degenerative joint disease
8. deep tendon reflex
9. electromyography
10. fracture
11. lateral collateral ligament
12. medial collateral ligament
13. open reduction, internal fixation
14. osteoarthritis
15. rheumatoid arthritis
16. range of motion
17. total hip replacement
18. total knee replacement
19. (Eponym: distal radius fracture)
 
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