Medical Terminology: Musculoskeletal System
oste/o: bone
chondr/o: cartilage
arthr/o: joint
myel/o: bone marrow
ten/o, tendin/o: tendon
ligament/o: ligament
burs/o: bursa, "bag"
my/o, myos/o: muscle
-malacia: softening
-porosis: porous
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, -asthenia: weakness, loss of strength
-trophy: development, stimulation, maintenance
-algia, algesia: pain
As we age, our joint tissues become less resilient to wear and tear and start
to degenerate manifesting as swelling, pain, and oftentimes, loss of
mobility of joints: arthritis
Porous bone: osteoporosis
soft bones: osteomalacia
People whose job involves repeated flexing of their wrist (typing, house
painting) may develop tingling and/or pain in their thumb, index and
middle fingers along with weakness of movements of the thumb, especially,
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oste/o: bone
chondr/o: cartilage
arthr/o: joint
myel/o: bone marrow
ten/o, tendin/o: tendon
ligament/o: ligament
burs/o: bursa, "bag"
my/o, myos/o: muscle
-malacia: softening
-porosis: porous
1/2
, -asthenia: weakness, loss of strength
-trophy: development, stimulation, maintenance
-algia, algesia: pain
As we age, our joint tissues become less resilient to wear and tear and start
to degenerate manifesting as swelling, pain, and oftentimes, loss of
mobility of joints: arthritis
Porous bone: osteoporosis
soft bones: osteomalacia
People whose job involves repeated flexing of their wrist (typing, house
painting) may develop tingling and/or pain in their thumb, index and
middle fingers along with weakness of movements of the thumb, especially,
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