Medical Terminology ©2015
Chapter 4: The Musculoskeletal System
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anter/o
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arthr/o
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articul/o
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bursa; sac
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heart
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cardi/o
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carpals (wrist bones)
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carp/o
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cartilage
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clavicle (collar bone)
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clavicul/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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rib
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skull
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away from the point of origin
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dist/o
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back (of the body)
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dors/o
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blood in the tissues
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electrical activity
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electr/o
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redness
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erythemat/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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fibula
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hernia; rupture; protrusion
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herni/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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humer/o
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ilium
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ili/o
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below; beneath
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infer/o
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ischium (part of hip bone)
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ischi/o
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movement
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kines/o, kinesi/o
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hump
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kyph/o
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side
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later/o
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curve
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lord/o
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middle
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medi/o
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metacarpals (bones of the hand)
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metacarp/o
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metatarsals (bones of the foot)
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metatars/o
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muscle
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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myel/o
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death
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nerve
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neur/o
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straight
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orth/o
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bone
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oste/o
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patella (kneecap)
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disease
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path/o
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phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
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phalang/o
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pore; duct; small opening
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por/o
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back (of the body)
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poster/o
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nearest the point of origin
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proxim/o
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pubis (part of the hip bone)
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pub/o
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radius (bone of the forearm); X-ray
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radi/o
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sacrum (bone at base of the spine)
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sacr/o
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scapula (shoulder blade)
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scapul/o
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crooked; bent
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scoli/o
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vertebra; spine
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spondyl/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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stern/o
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ankle bones
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tars/o
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tendon
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tendon
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tibia (shin bone)
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ulna (bone of the forearm)
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uln/o
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blood vessel
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vertebra; spine
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