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Medical terms
Musculoskeletal System
Term | Definition |
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-physis | growth |
oste/o (osteo) | bone |
crani/o (cranio) | head, skull |
cervic/o (cervico) | neck |
spondyl/o (spondylo) | vertebra |
lumb/o (lumbo) | lower back, loin |
brachi/o (brachio) | arm |
dactyl/o (dactylo) | fingers |
carp/o (carpo) | wrist |
cost/o (costo) | rib |
femor/o (femoro) | femur (thighbone) |
tibi/o (tibio) | tibia |
tars/o | ankle |
chondr/o (chondro) | cartilage |
burs/o (burso) | bursa |
myos/o (myoso) | muscle |
ten/o (teno) | tendon |
tend/o (tendo) | tendon |
tendi/o (tendio) | tendon |
fasci/o (fascio) | fascia (connective tissue binding muscle together) |
ton/o (tono) | tone, tension |
kinesi/o (kinesio) | movement, motion |
kinet/o (kineto) | movement, motion |
tax/o (taxo) | arrangement, order, coordination |
ankyl/o | stiff, bent |