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Musculoskeletal System Medical Terminology
musculoskeletal root words
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07/24/2026
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acrom/o
 Definition
acromion
Term
ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffness, bent, crooked
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Arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
 Definition
joint
Term
Brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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burs/o
 Definition
sac
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calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneum
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carp/o
 Definition
carpus
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervixuter
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx
Term
Cortic/o
 Definition
outer portion
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cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
Term
keton/o
 Definition
ketone
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kines/o
 Definition
movement
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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kyph/o
 Definition
humpback
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth muscle
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lord/o
 Definition
curve, swayback
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible
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maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium
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dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers, toes
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duct/o
 Definition
to bring
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exten/o
 Definition
to stretch out
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fasci/o
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band, fascia
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femor/o
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femur
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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flex/o
 Definition
to bend
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humer/o
 Definition
humorous
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins
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