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Lesson 1
Common Root ane Musculoskeletal Terms
Term | Definition |
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Adeno | gland |
calculi | stone |
cele | tumor, cyst, hernia |
cyto | cell |
glyco | sweet, sugar |
homeo, homo | similar, same , like |
lingua | tongue |
lip | fat |
lith | stone |
mandaro | falling hair |
psych | mind |
pyo | pus |
radi | rays |
thermic | heat |
arthro | joint |
carpo | wrist |
chandro | cartlidge |
costa | rib |
cranio | skull |
dactyl | finger |
ili | hip |
manus | hand |
myel | bone marrow |
myo | muscle |
ortho | straighten |
osteo | bone |
pedi | foot |
spondyl | vertebra |
Cholelithiasis | gallstones |
Craniosyntosis | Birth defect of the brain. Abnormal shape of skull due to closure of one or more fibrous joints between bones of skull. |
Myonecrosis | Death of muscle tissue. Gas-Gangrene |
Myelomeningocele | Spina Bifida-Birth defect of spine, brain and cord. |
Osteoporosis | Weak bones and likely to break, Reduced bone mass |