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08/23/2025
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Musculoskeletal Prefixes

    • Musculo-: Relating to muscles
    • Myo-: Muscle
    • Osteo-: Bone
    • Arthro-: Joint
    • Chondro-: Cartilage
    • Skelet-: Skeleton
    • Tendino-: Tendon
  • Ligamento-: Ligament
  • Sarco-: Flesh (muscle tissue)
  • Kinesio-: Movement
  • Myoskeletal-: Relating to both muscles and skeleton
  • Musculoskeletal-: Relating to the musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, joints, and connective tissues)
  • Ortho-: Straight, correct (used in orthopedic surgery) 
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Musculoskeletal Suffixes

    1. -algia: Pain
    2. -asthenia: Weakness
    3. -ar: Pertaining to
    4. -ectomy: Surgical removal
    5. -gram: Record
    6. -graphy: Process of recording
    7. -ic: Pertaining to
  • -itis: Inflammation
  • -lysis: Loosening, separation
  • -oma: Tumor
  • -osis: Abnormal condition
  • -penia: Deficiency
  • -plasty: Surgical repair
  • -rrhaphy: Suturing
  • -scopy: Examination by visual inspection
  • -tomy: Incision
  • -trophy: Nourishment, development
  • -malacia: Softening
  • -porosis: Porosity, loss of bone mass
  • -arthr: Joint
  • -chondr: Cartilage
  • -oste: Bone
  • -myo: Muscle
  • -tendin: Tendon
  • -ligament: Ligament
  • -burs: Bursa (fluid-filled sac) 
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Musculoskeletal Root Words

    1. Myo-: Muscle
    2. Muscul-: Muscle
    3. Skelet-: Skeleton
    4. Osteo-: Bone
    5. Arthr-: Joint
    6. Tend-: Tendon
    7. Lig-: Ligament
  • Fasci-: Fascia
  • Kines-: Movement
  • Orth-: Straight, correct
  • Flex-: Bend
  • Extens-: Stretch
  • Ab-: Away from
  • Ad-: Towards
  • Circum-: Around
  • Cran-: Skull
  • Cervic-: Neck
  • Thorac-: Chest
  • Lumb-: Loin
  • Sacr-: Sacrum
  • Coccyg-: Coccyx
  • Humer-: Humerus (upper arm bone)
  • Radi-: Radius (forearm bone)
  • Uln-: Ulna (forearm bone)
  • Femur-: Femur (thigh bone)
  • Tibi-: Tibia (shin bone)
  • Fibul-: Fibula (calf bone)
  • Patell-: Patella (kneecap)
  • Carp-: Wrist
  • Tars-: Ankle
  • Metatars-: Midfoot
  • Phalang-: Finger or toe bone
  • Inter-: Between
  • Intra-: Within
  • Epi-: Upon
  • Peri-: Around
  • Sub-: Under 
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Musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms and eponyms

 Abbreviations and Acronyms
1. ACL: Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  1. DJD: Degenerative Joint Disease
  2. FX: Fracture
  3. OA: Osteoarthritis
  4. RA: Rheumatoid Arthritis
  5. RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation
  6. ROM: Range of Motion
  7. NSAID: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
  8. ORIF: Open Reduction Internal Fixation
  9. DEXA: Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
  10. EMG: Electromyography
  11. LBP: Lower Back Pain
  12. THA: Total Hip Arthroplasty
  13. TKA: Total Knee Arthroplasty
  14. TMJ: Temporomandibular Joint
 Eponyms
1. Colles' Fracture: A fracture of the distal radius.
  1. Osgood-Schlatter: A condition that causes pain and swelling just below the knee.
  2. Le Fort Fracture: A severe facial fracture.
  3. Bankart Lesion: An injury to the glenohumeral joint.
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