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Musculoskeletal System Medical Terminology
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02/20/2026
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musculoskeletal prefixes

 Definition
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
Brady
 Definition
slow
Term
dys
 Definition
painful,diffiult,abnormal
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, above
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below normal, deficient
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
musculoskeletal suffixes
 Definition
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, protrusion
Term
-clasis
 Definition
surgical breaking
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical binding/fusion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
-opathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal conditions
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
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-otomy
 Definition
incision, cutting into
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-porosis
 Definition
porous condition
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis/weakness
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
Term
musculoskeletal root words
 Definition
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
 Definition
bursa
Term
chord/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle(collarbone)
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
finger or toe
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia
Term
fermor/o
 Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
humpback
Term
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina(part of vertebra)
Term
ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
patell/o
 Definition
patella(kneecap)
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges(finger/toes)
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radius
Term
rachi/o
 Definition
spine
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh(connective tissue)
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent
Term
scapul/o
 Definition
scapula
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum
Term
synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
Term
tars/o
 Definition
tarsus(ankle bones)
Term
ten/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
Term
uln/o
 Definition
ulna
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
Term
ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff,fused
Term
musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms
 Definition
Term
ACL
 Definition
Anterior cruciate ligaments
Term
PCL
 Definition
Posterior cruciate Ligaments
Term
MCL
 Definition
Medial collateral ligaments
Term
LCL
 Definition
Later collateral ligaments
Term
ROM
 Definition
Range of motion
Term
ORIF
 Definition
Open reduction and internal fixation
Term
OA
 Definition
Osteoarthritis
Term
RA
 Definition
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Term
Fx
 Definition
Fracture
Term
TMJ
 Definition
Temporomandibular Joint
Term
TKA
 Definition
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Term
THA
 Definition
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Term
Colle's Fracture
 Definition
Distal radius fracture
Term
Pott's fracture
 Definition
ankle fracture
Term
Dupuytren's contracture
 Definition
hand deformity
Term
Osgood-Schlatter disease
 Definition
knee condition in adolescents
Term
Herniated disk
 Definition
Slipped disk
Term
Paget's disease
 Definition
bone disorder
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