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Musculoskeletal System
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08/04/2025
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Sym-

 Definition
Together, joined, (synovial)
Term
Syn-
 Definition
Together, joined
Term
Sub-
 Definition
Below, under, (subcuraneous)
Term
Supra-
 Definition
Above, (supraspinatus)
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many, much (polymyositis)
Term
Intra-
 Definition
Within, in (intramuscular)
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Inter-
 Definition
Between (intercostal)
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Hyper-
 Definition
Above, excessive (hypertrophy)
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A-
 Definition
Absence of without (atrophy)
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Ab-
 Definition
Away from (abduction)
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Ad-
 Definition
Towards (adduction)
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Ad-
 Definition
Towards (adduction)
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Brady-
 Definition
Slow (bradykinesia)
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Dys-
 Definition
Painful, difficult, abnormal, labored (dystrophy)
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
Weakness
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction or deficiency
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-porosis
 Definition
porous condition
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-tomy
 Definition
incision or cut into
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination or process of viewing
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing or repairing
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision or surgical removal
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation or fusion
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment or development
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-blast
 Definition
formative cell
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-gram
 Definition
the record or radiographic image
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-clasia, -clasis, -clast
 Definition
break
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, separating, or dissolution
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
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-schisis
 Definition
split or fissure
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut
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lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
Term
lord/o
 Definition
swayback
Term
Lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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Ostelo/o
 Definition
bone
Term
Cranio/o
 Definition
cranium, skull
Term
Spondy/o or Vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae, spine
Term
arthr/o, articul/o
 Definition
joint
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chondr/o

 Definition
cartilage
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myos/o
 Definition
muscle
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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tend/o
 Definition
tendon
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tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
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leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth (visceral) muscle
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Rhabdomy/o
 Definition
skeletal (striated) muscle
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Fasci/o
 Definition
fascia (band of fibrous connective tissue)
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous connective tissue,
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Kinesi/o
 Definition
movement, motion
Term
Myocardi/o
 Definition
heart muscle
Term
Sarc/o
 Definition
flesh, connective tissue,
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Ankylo/o
 Definition
stiff or bent
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aponeur/o
 Definition
aponeurosis
Term
burs/o
 Definition
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
Term
carpo
 Definition
corpus, wrist bone
Term
chondr/o, chondri/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavic/o, clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle, collarbone
Term
coccy, coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx, tailbone
Term
Cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
disk/o
 Definition
intervertebral disk
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur, thigh bone
Term
Fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus
Term
ili/o
 Definition
hip bone
Term
ACL
 Definition
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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OA

 Definition
Osteoarthritis
Term
RA
 Definition
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Term
ROM
 Definition
Range Of Motion
Term
DJD
 Definition
Degenerative Joint Disease
Term
Fx
 Definition
Fracture
Term
LLE
 Definition
Left Lower Extremity
Term
LUE
 Definition
Left Upper Extremity
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Orth
 Definition
Orthopedics
Term
NSAID
 Definition
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
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BKA
 Definition
Below Knee Amputation
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THA
 Definition
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Term
PT
 Definition
physical therapy
Term
OT
 Definition
occupational therapy
Term
MSDs
 Definition
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Term
CTS
 Definition
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Term
AROM
 Definition
Active Range of Motion
Term
PROM
 Definition
Passive Range of Motion
Term
Bankart lesion
 Definition
aa tear of the labrum
Term
Jones fracure
 Definition
a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in the foot
Term
De Quervain's tenosynovitis
 Definition
inflammation of tendons on the thumb side of the wrist
Term
Osgood-Schlatter disease
 Definition
a painful swelling of the tibial tubercle (the bony bump just below the kneecap)
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