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Musculorskeletal root words
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12/07/2025
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ankl/o
 Definition
Stiff, bent
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arhro/o
 Definition
joint
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burs/o
 Definition
small, fluid-filled sac located near joints
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calc/o
 Definition
calcium, lime
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carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o
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collarbone
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Chondro/o
 Definition
Cartilage
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Oste/o
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Bone
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Myel/o
 Definition
Bone marrow
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Ten/o,tendin/o
 Definition
Tendon (binds muscle to bone)
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Ligament/o
 Definition
Ligament (binds bone to bone)
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My/o, myos/o
 Definition
Muscle
Term
-malacia
 Definition
Softening
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-porosis
 Definition
Porous
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-asthenia
 Definition
Weakness, loss of strength
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-trophy
 Definition
Development, stimulation, maintenance
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-algea, algesia
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Pain
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cost/o
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Ribs , Costochondritis
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crani/o
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Cranium, craniotomy
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electro/o
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Electricity, electrical activity, Electromyography
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fasci/o
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Fascia, Fasciotomy
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fibr/o
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Fibrous connective tissue, Fibromyalgia
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kinesi/o
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Movement, motion, Kinesiology
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kyph/o
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Increased convexity of the spine, Kyphosis
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lamin/o
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Lamina (thin, flat pplate or layer)Laminectomy
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leiomy/o
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Smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs, Leiomyoma
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lord/o
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Bent forward, increased concavityof the spine, Lordosis
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lumb/o
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Loin, lumbar region of the spine,Lumbodynia
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manibul/o
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Mandible, lower jaw bone, Mandibular
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maxill/o
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Maxilla, upper jaw bone, Maxillofacial
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menisc/o
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Meniscus, cresent, Meniscectomy
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pelv/o
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Pelvis, pelvic bone, Pelvectomy
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petr/o
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Stone, Petrous
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phalang/o
 Definition
Bones of the finger and toes, Phalangeal
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rachi/o
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Vertibral spine, vertibral column, Rachiagia
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