Medical Terminology Simplified

498 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System

Term Definition

bursectomy

bŭr-SĔK-tō-mē

calcification

kăl-sĭ-fĭ-KĀ-shŭn

degenerative

dĕ-JĔN-ĕr-ă-tĭv

glenohumeral

glē-nō-HŪ-mĕr-ăl

glenoid

GLĒ-noyd

gouty

GOW-tē

intra-articular

ĭn-tră-ăr-TĬK-ū-lăr

labra (singular, labrum)

LĂ-bră

osteophyte

ŎS-tē-ō-fīt

spur

SPĔR

tuberosity

tū-bĕr-ŎS-ĭ-tē

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