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The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 10
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
11/18/2013

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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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calc/o
Definition
calcium
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calcane/o
Definition
calcaneum (heel bone)
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carp/o
Definition
carpus (wrist bones)
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cephal/o
Definition
head
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cervic/o
Definition
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
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cost/o
Definition
ribs
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crani/o
Definition
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encephal/o
Definition
brain
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femor/o
Definition
femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
Definition
fibula (smaller, outer bone of lower leg)
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humer/o
Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
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lumb/o
Definition
loin (lower back)
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metacarp/o
Definition
metacarpus (hand bones)
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myel/o
Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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patell/o
Definition
patella (kneecap)
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sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
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spin/o
Definition
spine
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra (backbone)
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stern/o
Definition
sternum (breastbone)
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tend/o
Definition
tendon
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tibi/o
Definition
tibia (larger inner bone of lower leg)
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cyt/o
Definition
cell
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cyst/o
Definition
bladder
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dist/o
Definition
far, farthest
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enter/o
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intestine (usually small intestine)
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hepat/o
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liver
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proxim/o
Definition
near
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radi/o
Definition
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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roentgen/o
Definition
x-rays
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scler/o
Definition
hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
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-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Definition
suture
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-tomy
Definition
incision
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-algia, -dynia
Definition
pain
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-cele
Definition
hernia, swelling
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-cyte
Definition
cell
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
Definition
forming, producing, origin
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-gram
Definition
record, writing
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-graphy
Definition
process of recording
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-ist
Definition
specialist
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logist
Definition
specialist in study of
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-meter
Definition
instrument for measuring
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-oma
Definition
tumor
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-plegia
Definition
paralysis
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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en-
Definition
in, within
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hemi-
Definition
one half
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hypo-
Definition
under, below, deficient
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inter-
Definition
between
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peri-
Definition
around
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quadri
Definition
four
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muscular dystrophy
Definition
group of hereditary diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue
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myasthenia gravis (MG)
Definition
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscular weakness and progressive fatigue
Term
rotator cuff injuries
Definition
injuries to the capsule of the shoulder joint, which is reinforced by muscles and tendons; AKA: musculotendinous rotator cuff injuries
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sprain
Definition
trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament, accompanied by pain and disability
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strain
Definition
trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch
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talipes equinovarus
Definition
congenital deformity of the foot; AKA: clubfoot
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tendinitis
Definition
inflammation of a tendon, usually caused by injury or overuse; AKA: tendonitis
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torticollis
Definition
spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles, causing stiffness and twisting of the neck; AKA: wryneck
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Definition
pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (wrist canal through which the flexor tendons and median nerve pass)
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contracture
Definition
fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint
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crepitation
Definition
grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction
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Ewing sarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow, usually in long bones or the pelvis
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gout
Definition
hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints
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herniated disk
Definition
herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus (center gelatinous material within an intervertebral disk) between two vertebrae; AKA: prolapsed disk
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osteoporosis
Definition
decrease in bone density with an increase in porosity, causing bones to become brittle and increasing the risk of fractures
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Paget disease
Definition
skeletal disease affecting elderly people that causes chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and softening of bones and bowing of long bones; AKA: osteitis deformans
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rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Definition
chronic, systemic inflammatory disease affecting the synovial membranes of multiple joints, eventually resulting in crippling deformities
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subluxation
Definition
partial or complete dislocation
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sequestrum
Definition
fragment of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
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ankylosing spondylitis
Definition
chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin that first affects the spine and is characterized by fusion and loss of mobility of two or more vertebrae; AKA: rheumatoid spondylitis
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kyphosis
Definition
increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture, AKA: hunchback
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lordosis
Definition
forward curvature of lumbar region of the vertebral column, leading to a swayback posture
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scoliosis
Definition
abnormal sideward curvature of the spine to the left or right
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spondylolisthesis
Definition
partial forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one below it, most commonly the fifth lumbar vertebra over the first sacral vertebra; AKA: spinal cord compression
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arthrocentesis
Definition
puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove fluid
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rheumatoid factor
Definition
blood test to detect the presence of rheumatoid factor, a substance present in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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arthroplasty
Definition
surgical reconstruction or replacement of a painful, degenerated joint to restore mobility in rheumatoid or osteoarthritis or to correct a congenital deformity
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sequestrectomy
Definition
excision of a sequestrum (segment of necrosed bone)
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