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Musculoskeletal system medical terminology
Musculoskeletal Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/02/2026
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a-/an-
 Definition
without; absence of
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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arthr-/artho-
 Definition
joint
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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dys-
 Definition
difficult;painful;abnormal
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive;above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below normal; deficient
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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peri-
 Definition
around
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poly-
 Definition
many;much
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sub-
 Definition
under;below
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-blast
 Definition
immature or developing cell
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-clasia
 Definition
surgical breaking
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation; fusion
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
 Definition
formation; production
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening; destruction; seperation
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-magaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-tomy
 Definition
incision; cutting into
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-trophy
 Definition
development; nourishment
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acromi/o
 Definition
acromion
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ankly/o
 Definition
stiffness; fusion
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arth/o
 Definition
joint
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa
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carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle
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cocc/o
 Definition
coccyx
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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kyph/o
 Definition
humpback; posterior curvature
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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lord/o
 Definition
forward curvature of the spine
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lumb/o
 Definition
lower back lumbar region
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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patell/o
 Definition
patella
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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phalang/o
 Definition
fingers or toes
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pod/o
 Definition
foot
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radi/o
 Definition
radius
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rhabdomy/o
 Definition
skeletal or striated muscle
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra; vertebral column
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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synov/i
 Definition
synovial membrane
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tars/o
 Definition
ankle
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tend/o
 Definition
tendon
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
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uln/o
 Definition
ulna
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vertabr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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fasci/o
 Definition
fascia
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calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneus; heel bone
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ishi/o
 Definition
ischium
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ACL
 Definition
Anterior cruciate ligament
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ATFL
 Definition
Anterior talofibular ligament
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C-SPINE
 Definition
CERVICAL SPINE
Term
DVT
 Definition
Deep vein thrombosis
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L-SPINE
 Definition
Lumbar spine
Term
MCL
 Definition
Medial collateral ligament
Term
MRI
 Definition
Magnetic resonance imaging
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OA
 Definition
Osteoarthritis
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ORIF
 Definition
Open reduction and internal fixation
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ROM
 Definition
Range of motion
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THA
 Definition
Total hip arthroplasty
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TKR
 Definition
Total knee replacement
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NSAID
 Definition
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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RA
 Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis
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FX
 Definition
Fracture
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Colles fracture
 Definition
Fracture of the distal radius, typically caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand
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Osgood-Schlatter disease
Definition
Condition causing pain and inflammation around the tibial tubercle, commonly affecting growing adolescents
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Achilles tendon
 Definition
Tendon connecting the calf muscles to the heel bone
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Dupuytren contracture
 Definition
Thickening and shortening of tissue in the palm that can cause fingers to bend toward the palm
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