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MED104 Ch4
Anatomy Roots (Muscular)
Term | Definition |
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Arthr/o | joint (arthritis) |
Brachi/o | arm |
Burs/o | bursa - small fluid-filled sac found near the body's joint |
Carp/o | wrist (carpal tunnel) |
Cervic/o | neck (cervicodynia) |
Chondr/o | cartilage |
Cost/o | rib |
Crani/o | head/skull |
Dactyl/o | finger |
Fasci/o | fascia - fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together |
Femor/o | femur - thigh bone |
Lumb/o | lower back |
Muscul/o, My/o, Myos/o | muscle |
Oste/o | bone (osteoporosis) |
Tars/o | ankle (metatarsalgia) |
Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | tendon (tendonitis) |
Tibi/o | tibia - shinbone |
Spondyl/o | vertebrae (spondylodynia) |