Do You the Basic Medical Terminologies for Musculoskeletal System

Do you know the basic medical terminologies for Musculoskeletal System? The musculoskeletal system provides form, support, stability, and movement to the body. It is made up of includes the bones of the skeleton and the cartilages, ligaments, and other connective tissue that stabilize or connect the bones. Read through these flashcards and know some of the terms associated with the system.

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Front Back
Calc/ocalci/o
Calcium
Kyph/o
Humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
Lamin/o
Lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
Lord/o
Curve, swayback(anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
Lumb/o
Loins, lower back
Myel/o
Bone marrow
Orth/o
Straight
Osteo/o
Bone
Scoli/o
Crooked, bent(lateral curvature)
Spondyl/o(used to make words about conditions of the structure)
Vertebra
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
-blast
Embryonic, immature
-clast
To break
-listhesis
Slipping
-malacia
Softening