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Musculoskeletal System
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05/13/2025
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Term
a-
 Definition
away from, no,not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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brady
 Definition
slow
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dys-
 Definition
difficult , painful, bad
Term
hyper-
 Definition
over, above,excessive, beyond
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intra-
 Definition
within, into, inside
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poly-
 Definition
many
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supra-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
sym-
 Definition
with, together
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syn-
 Definition
together
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sym-
 Definition
wih, together
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-al
 Definition
like, similar
Term
algi
 Definition
suffering, pain
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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asthen-
 Definition
weakness, lack of strength
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness , lack of strength
Term
centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-clasis, -clast
 Definition
break
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-desis
 Definition
bind together , tie, surgical fixation of bone or joint
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal,excision ,cutting out
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-gram
 Definition
tracing , process of recording a picture or record
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-graphy
 Definition
recording, process of recording a picture or record
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
breaking down, dissolving
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malac/o , -malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-osis
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition
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-penia
 Definition
lack, deficient
Term
-physis
 Definition
to grow
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-physis
 Definition
to grow
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-sarcoma
 Definition
tumour, cancer
Term
-schisis, schiz/o
 Definition
split, cleft, divided
Term
-trophy
 Definition
relating to nutrition, development, growth
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a-
 Definition
away from , no, not
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-algia
 Definition
suffering pain
Term
an-, ana-
 Definition
up, apart, backward, excessive
Term
angio/o, angi, angio-
 Definition
lymph vessels or blood vessels
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aponeur/o
 Definition
aponeurosis
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
calc/o
 Definition
calcium
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chondr/o, chondri/o
 Definition
cartilage
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derm/o derma-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
twice
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
fibr
 Definition
fiber
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fibro
 Definition
fibre, relating to fibrous tissue
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach , belly
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hepa-, hepar-, hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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-kinesis
 Definition
motion
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lip/o
 Definition
fat, lipid
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mot/o, motil/o
 Definition
motion, movement
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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nephr/o, nephra-
 Definition
kidney
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oss/e, oss/i, oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
path/o, -pathia, -pathy
 Definition
disease,suffering, feeling,emotion
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radicul/o
 Definition
root, nerve root
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
sarco-
 Definition
flesh
Term
skelet/o
 Definition
skeleton
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syn-
 Definition
together
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ten/o, tend/o , tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
vaso-
 Definition
vessel
Term
al-
 Definition
like, similar
Term
alb/i, alb/o, albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arc/o
 Definition
bow, arc
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
Term
aud-, audi/o, audit/o
 Definition
ear, hearing , sense of hearing
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bi/o, bio-
 Definition
life
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneus,heel bone
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium, lime, heel
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum,blind gut
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circ/i
 Definition
ring or circle
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co-
 Definition
together, with
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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faci/o
 Definition
face
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fertil/o
 Definition
fruitful, productive
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foll/i
 Definition
sac
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fore-
 Definition
before, in front of
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-form, form/o
 Definition
form, figure, shape
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