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Muscular system terminology
13 musculoskeletal prefixes 26 musculoskeletal suffixes 37 musculoskeletal root words 19 musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms
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10/06/2025
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Term
A-
 Definition
absence of
Term
Ab-
 Definition
Away from
Term
Ad-
 Definition
Toward
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
Dys-
 Definition
abnormal, painful, labored, difficult
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Intra-
 Definition
within, in
Term
Poly-
 Definition
Many, much
Term
Sub-
 Definition
under, below
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Supra-
 Definition
Above
Term
Sym-, syn
 Definition
together
Term
-al, -ar, -ic,
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-Asthenia
 Definition
Weakness
Term
-clasia, -clast
 Definition
break
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, surgical removal
Term
-gram
 Definition
The record, radiographic image
Term
-Graphy
 Definition
Process of recording, radiographic imaging
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation, dissolution, loosening
Term
-malacia
 Definition
Softening
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-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, repairing
Term
-sarcoma
 Definition
Malignant tumor
Term
-scopy
 Definition
Process of viewing, visual examination
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, cut into
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, developement
Term
Ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff, bent
Term
Arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
carp/o
 Definition
carpals
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
clavic/o, clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle, collarbone
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia
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