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Musculoskeletal Syst
Medical Terminology/ Orthopedics
Term | Definition |
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Oste/o | Bone |
Osteoporosis | Porous bone condition |
Osteogenesis | Creation of bone |
Osteopathy | Disease of bone Pathy means disease |
Crani/o | Head/ Skull |
Craniometer | Instrument use to measure the head/ skull |
Craniomalacia | Softening of the skull Malacia means soft |
Cervic/o | Neck |
Cervical Spine | Pertaining to the spine of the cervix |
Spondyl/o | Vertebra(e) |
Invertebrate | Within the vertebra |
Lumb/o | Lower back Loin |
Lumbar | Pertaining to lower back |
Lumbodynia | Pain in the lower back |
Brachi/o | Arm |
Brachiocephalic | Pertaining to the (head) arms-veins closest to the head |
Dactyl/o | Finger |
Adactyly | Condition of missing finger |
Carp/o | Wrist |
Carpal | Pertaining to wrist |
Carpoectomy | Surgical removal of wrist |
Metacarpal | Pertaining to below the wrist |
Cost/o | Ribs |
Intercostal | Pertaining to within/ inside the ribs |