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MUSCULOSKELETAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to muscles and skeleton
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
muscle (one of the contractile organs of the body)
skeleton (the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal)
Context examples:
Manifestations include musculoskeletal abnormalities, intellectual disability, spina bifida, and distinctive facial features.
(Fetal Valproate Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Both the acid and its sodium salt are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic or musculoskeletal disorders, dysmenorrhea, and acute gout.
(Naproxen, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to musculoskeletal findings, connective and soft tissue findings.
(Musculoskeletal Findings, Connective and Soft Tissue Findings Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A cyclooxygenase inhibiting, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) that is well established in treating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis and used for musculoskeletal disorders, dysmenorrhea, and postoperative pain.
(Piroxicam, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An embryonic cell of the middle layer of three germ layers that gives rise to the musculoskeletal, vascular, urogenital systems, and connective tissue.
(Mesoderm Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
An institute within the National Institutes of Health that supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NCI Thesaurus)
