Musculoskeletal System
Terms
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- oste/o
- bone
- myel/o
- bone marrow
- rheumatoid arthritis
- inflammation of the joints of the hands and feet
- ankylosing spondylitis
- chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening
- arthrography
- X-ray imaging of a joint
- ESR
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- pelv/o
- pelvis, hipbone
- gouty arthritis
- inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid
- osteoporosis
- decrease in bone density
- arthr/o
- joint
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- compression of the median nerve
- my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
- muscle
- muscle biopsy
- the removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examination
- spondyl/o, vertebr/o
- vertebra
- crani/o
- skull
- chondr/o
- cartilage
- cost/o
- rib
- EMG
- electromyography
- ligament/o
- ligament
- arthrocentesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint
- muscular dystrophy
- progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers
- arthroscopy
- visual examination of a joint with an arthroscope
- arthroplasty
- surgical repair of a joint
- ten/o, tendin/o
- tendon