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MED107 Mrs.Amador
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07/23/2026
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Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

a-

 Definition
Absence of, without
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

ab-

 Definition
Away from
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

ad-

 Definition
Toward
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

brady-

 Definition
Slow
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

dys-

 Definition
Painful, difficult, abnormal
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

hyper-

 Definition
Excessive, above
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

inter-

 Definition
Between
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

intra-

 Definition
Within
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

poly-

 Definition
Many, much
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

sub-

 Definition
Below, under
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

supra-

 Definition
Above
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

sym-

 Definition
Together, joined
Term

13 Musculoskeletal Prefixes 

tachy-

 Definition
Fast, rapid
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-algia

 Definition
Pain
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-cele 

 Definition
Hernia, protrusion
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-clasis

 Definition
Surgical fracture
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-desis

 Definition
Surgical fixation, fusion
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-dynia

 Definition
Pain
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-ectomy 

 Definition
Surgical removal
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-gram 

 Definition
Record, image
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-graphy 

 Definition
Process of recording
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-itis

 Definition
Inflammation
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-logy

 Definition
Study of
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-lysis

 Definition
Breakdown, destruction, loosening
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-malacia

 Definition
Softening
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-oma

 Definition
Tumor, mass
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-opathy

 Definition
Disease
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-osis

 Definition
Abnormal condition
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-ostomy

 Definition
Surgical opening
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-otomy

 Definition
Incision, cutting into
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-pathy

 Definition
Disease
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-penia

 Definition
Deficiency
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-plasty

 Definition
Surgical repair
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-porosis

 Definition
Porous condition
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-rrhexis

 Definition
Rupture
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-sclerosis

 Definition
Hardening
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-scope

 Definition
Instrument for viewing
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-scopy

 Definition
Visual examination
Term

26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes 

-tomy

 Definition
cutting into, incision
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

arthr/o

 Definition
Joint
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

burs/o

 Definition
Bursa
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

calc/o

 

 

 Definition
Calcium
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

carp/o

 Definition
Wrist
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

chondr/o

 Definition
Cartilage
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

cost/o

 Definition
Rib
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

crani/o

 Definition
Skull
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

dactyl/o

 Definition
Finger or toe
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

fasci/o

 Definition
Fascia
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

femor/o

 Definition
Femur (thigh bone)
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

fibul/o

 Definition
Fibula
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

kyph/o

 Definition
Humpback
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

lamin/o

 Definition
Lamina
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

lord/o

 Definition
Swayback
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

menisc/o

 Definition
Meniscus
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

my/o

 Definition
Muscle
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

myel/o

 Definition
Bone marrow or spinal cord
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

oste/o

 Definition
Bone
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

patell/o

 Definition
Kneecap
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

pelv/i

 Definition
Pelvis
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

phalang/o

 Definition
Finger or toe bone
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

radi/o

 Definition
Radius
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

rhabdomy/o

 Definition
Skeletal muscle
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

sarc/o

 Definition
Flesh, connective tissue
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

scapul/o

 Definition
Scapula (shoulder blade)
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

scoli/o

 Definition
Crooked, bent
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

synovi/o

 Definition
Synovial membrane/fluid
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

tars/o

 Definition
Ankle
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

ten/o

 Definition
Tendon
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

tend/o

 Definition
Tendon
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

thorac/o

 Definition
Chest
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

tibi/o

 Definition
Tibia (shin bone)
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

uln/o

 Definition
Ulna
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

vertebr/o

 Definition
Vertebra
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

xer/o

 Definition
Dry
Term

37 Musculoskeletal root words

xiph/o

 Definition
Xiphoid process
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

BDT

 

 Definition
Bone density testing
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

EMG

 Definition
Electromyography
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

MD

 Definition
Muscular Dystrophy
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

ROM

 Definition
Range of Motion
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

MG

 Definition
Myasthenia gravis
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

OP

 Definition
Osteoporosis
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

PKR

 Definition
Partial knee replacement
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

TKR

 Definition
Total knee replacement
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

THR

 Definition
Total hip replacement
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

CTS

 Definition
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

OA

 Definition
Osteoarthritis
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

RA

 Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

Fx

 Definition
Fracture
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

PMR

 Definition
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

Achilles tendon 

 Definition
Achilles a hero of greek mythology
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

Paget disease of bone 

 Definition
Sir James Paget a British surgeon
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

Baker cyst 

 Definition
William Morrant baker, a British surgeon
Term

19 Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms

Erb palsy 

 Definition
Brachial plexus injury causing arm weakness
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