musculoskeletal

mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal

M0492500 (mŭs′kyə-lō-skĕl′ĭ-tl)adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton.

[Latin mūsculus, muscle; see muscle + skeletal.]

musculoskeletal

(ˌmʌskjʊləʊˈskɛlɪtəl) adj (Anatomy) of or relating to the skeleton and musculature taken together

mus•cu•lo•skel•e•tal

(ˈmʌs kyə loʊˈskɛl ɪ tl)

adj. concerning, involving, or made up of both the muscles and the bones. [1940–45]

Thesaurus

Adj.

musculoskeletal - relating to muscles and skeleton

Translations

musculoskeletal

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musculoskeletal

[mus″ku-lo-skel´ĕ-t'l] pertaining to muscle and skeleton.

mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal

(mŭs'kyū-lō-skel'ĕ-tăl), Relating to muscles and to the skeleton, as, for example, the musculoskeletal system.

musculoskeletal

(mŭs′kyə-lō-skĕl′ĭ-tl)adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton.

air travel disease

Travel medicine Any condition related to the unique conditions of air travel Infections The potential for infection by an airborne pathogen from another inmate in the confined quarters of commercial flights is understudied. See Airline food, Air sickness.

Air travel & disease

Aerotitis media: Middle ear trauma
Barosinusitis: Pain, bleeding of sinuses; flying with sinusitis may cause a spread to the CNS
Deep vein thrombosis: 'Economy class' syndrome
Heart attack: Related to anxiety, sprinting to connecting flight, ↓ cabin O₂ ergo hypoxia, ↓cabin humidity
Infections: eg, TB and other communicable diseases
Musculoskeletal: Low back pain and injuries
Nausea
Syncope/vertigo: -possibly related to ↓ cabin O₂leading to hypoxia
Separation-related: Panic, anxiety, depression
Trauma: Due to objects tumbling from overhead–avoid the aisle seat

mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal

(mŭs'kyū-lō-skel'ĕ-tăl) Relating to muscles and to the skeleton, as, for example, the musculoskeletal system.