Musculoskeletal System Terminology
Terms
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- /alis
- relating to
- /ate
- that which is, chemical noun ending
- /clast
- breaker or absorber
- /clisis
- closure, surgical fusion, also /kleisis or /cleisis
- /desis
- surgical fusion or fixation
- /emesis, /emetic
- vomiting
- /i
- adj form of /um plural form of /us
- /ion
- the act of
- /lucent, /lucency
- transmits light, a white spont on an x-ray
- /or (noun)
- one that
- /sity, /city
- the state of
- /ular
- relating to
- /valgus, valgus
- bent outward
- /varus, varus
- bent inward
- /version
- turned or a turning
- acet/o
- vinegar
- acetabul/o
- vinegar cup
- Achilles tendon
- attaches calf muscle to back of heel bone
- acromion
- peak of shoulder
- actin/o
- ray
- adhes/o, adher/o
- stuck to
- aerobic
- requiring oxygen
- alveol/o
- alveolus, alveoli
- ambulat/o
- walking
- amphi/
- both sides, around or about, double
- anaerobic
- not requiring oxygen
- ankyl/o
- stiff, fused
- ap/
- ad/ combined with p
- articul/o
- jointed
- audit/o
- ear or hearing
- bone parts
- diaphysis, metaphysis, epiphysis, medullary canal, periosteal membrane
- calc/o
- calcium
- calcane/o
- calcaneus
- campt/o
- bent
- canalicul/o
- little canal
- canals
- haversian canals, Volkmann's canals
- cancell/o
- lattice
- capit/o
- head, capitate
- capitulum
- knob-like head of a bone
- circum/
- around
- clas/o, /clasia
- destruction, fracture, surgical fracture
- cleid/o
- clavicle
- LCL, MCL, ACL
- lateral collateral ligament, medial collateral ligament, anterior cruciate ligament
- LLE, LUE, RLE, RUE
- left lower extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, right upper extremity