Musculoskeletal System

ankyl/o

stiff joint

Arthr/o

joint

articul/o

joint

burs/o

sac

carp/o

wrist

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

clavicl/o

clavicle

coccyg/o

outer portion

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

femor/o

femur

fibul/o

fibula

humer/o

humerus

ili/o

ilium

ischi/o

ischium

kyph/o

hump

lamin/o

lamina, part of vertebra

lord/o

bent backwards

mandibul/o

mandible

maxill/o

maxilla

medull/o

inner portion

metacarp/o

metacarpals

metatars/o

metatarsals

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

patell/o

patella

ped/o

child, foot

pelv/o

pelvis

phalang/o

phalanges

pod/o

foot

prosthet/o

addition

pub/o

pubis

radi/o

radius, ray (X-ray)

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o

flesh (muscular substance)

scapul/o

scapula

scoli/o

crooked, bent

spin/o

spine

spondyl/o

vertebrae

stern/o

sternum

synovi/o

synovial membrane

synov/o

synovial membrane

tars/o

ankle

thorac/o

chest

tibi/o

tibia

uln/o

ulna

vertebr/o

vertebra

-blast

immature, embryonic

-clasia

to surgically break

-desis

stabilizar, fuse

-listhesis

slipping

-porosis

porous

-ac, - al, -ar, -ary

pertaining to

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-clasia

surgically break

-desis

fuse

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-genic

producing

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-iatry

medical treatment

-ic

pertaining

-itis

inflammation

-lishthesis

slipping

-logy

study

-malacia

softening

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-ory

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-tic

pertaining to

-tome

instrument used to cut

-anti

against

bi-

two

ex-

external, outward

inter-

between

intra-

inside

per-

through

sub-

below, under

AE

above elbow

AK

above knee

BDT

bone density testing

BE

Below Elbow

BK

below knee

BMD

bone mineral density

C1, C2, etc

first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, etc

Ca

calcium

DJD

Degenerative joint disease

FX, fx

fracture

HNP

Herniated nucleus pulposus

JRA

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

L1, L2, etc

first lunar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, etc

LE

lower extremity

LLE

left lower extremity