Musculoskeletal Vocabulary

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brachi/o brachiocephalic: arm
carp/o carpoptosis: carpus
(wrist bones)
cephal/o cephalad: head
cervic/o cervicofacial: neck
costo costochondritis: ribs
crani/o craniotomy: cranium
(skull)
dactyl/o syndactylism: digit
(a finger or toe)
humer/o humeral: humerus
metacarp/o metacarpectomy: metacarpus
(bones of the hand)
phalang/o phalangeal: phalanges
(bones of fingers & toes)
rachi/o rachioplegia: spine
spondyl/o spondylitis: vertebra - Backbone
used to describe
condition of structure
vertebr/o costovertebral: vertebra - backbone
used to describe
the structure
stern/o sternal: sternum
(breast bone)
thorac/o thoracodynia: chest
calcane/o calcaneodynia: calcaneum
(heel bone)
femor/o femoral: femur
(thigh bone)
fibul/o fibular: fibula
(smaller outer bone
of lower leg )
ili/o iliac: ilium
(lateral flaring portion
of the hip bone)
ischi/o ischial: ischium
(lower portion of
the hip bone)
lumb/o lumbodynia: loins
patell/o patellometer: patella
(kneecap)
patell/a patellapexy: patella
(kneecap)
ped/i pedicure: foot
pod/o podiatry: foot
pelv/i pelimetry: pelvis
pub/o pubofemoral: pubis
(part of hip bone)
tibi/o tibiofemoral: tibia
(larger, inner
bone of lower leg)
acromi/o acromiohumeral: acromion
(projection of scapula)
ankyl/o ankylosis: stiffness, bent,
crooked
arthr/o arthrocentesis: joint
condyl/o condylectomy: condyle
(rounded protuberance
at end of bone forming
an articulation)
lamin/o laminectomy: lamina
(part of the vertebral arch)
myel/o myelocele: bone marrow
spinal cord
orth/o orthopedic: straight
oste/o osteoma: bone
chondr/o chondritis: cartilage
leiomy/o leiomyoma: smooth muscle
(visceral)
my/o myoma: muscle
rhabd/o rhabdoid: rod-shaped
(striated)
rhabdomy/o rhabdomyoma: rod-shaped (striated) muscle
ten/o tenotomy: tendon
tend/o tendotome: tendon
tendin/o tendinitis: tendon
-physis diaphysis: growth
-porosis osteoporosis: porous
-schisis rachischisis: a splitting

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