musculo-
(ˈmʌskjuːləʊ)
combining form of L. mūsculus muscle n., chiefly in Anat. and Phys. terms, as musculo-arˈterial a., pertaining to the muscular and arterial systems; musculo-ˈcellular a., partly muscular and partly cellular; musculo-cuˈtaneous a., belonging or relating to muscles and skin; musculoˈfascial a., of or pertaining to both a muscle and its associated fasciæ; musculo-ligaˈmentous a., composed of muscle and ligament; musculo-ˈmembranous a., composed of musculous membrane; musculo-ˈpallial a., belonging to the muscles and pallium of a mollusc; musculo-ˈphrenic a., pertaining to the muscular portion of the diaphragm; musculo-raˈchidean a., relating to the muscles of the spine (Syd. Soc. Lex.); musculoˈskeletal a., of, pertaining to, or involving both muscular and skeletal structures; musculo-ˈspiral a., ‘relating to muscle and to a spiral’ (Ibid.); esp. in musculo-spiral nerve, the largest branch of the brachial plexus, which winds spirally round the humerus; also used as n. attrib. in musculo-spiral paralysis; musculo-ˈtendinous a., partly muscular and partly tendinous.
| 1825 Coleridge Aids Refl. (1848) I. 85 The muscular life in the insect, and the *musculo-arterial in the bird. |
| 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 381 That circular *musculo-cellular tissue which surrounds the cervix. |
| Ibid. 148/2 The *musculo-cutaneous nerve. |
| 1949 New Gould Med. Dict. 647/1 Musculofascial, consisting of both *muscular and fascial elements, as in an amputation flap. 1950 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Feb. 557/2 (heading) Musculofascial pain. Ibid. 559/1 A sharp, slender needle may be introduced into musculofascial tissues without harm. 1964 L. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) iii. 115 The musculo-fascial cone behind the eye. |
| 1835–6 Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 526/2 The dense *musculo-ligamentous sheath, which incloses the mandibles [in the Nautilus]. |
| 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xx. 324 A large *musculo-membranous pocket. |
| 1885 Gibson in Trans. R. Soc. Edin. (1887) XXXII. 628 The visceral ganglia..give off two important nerves..first, externally, the *musculo-pallial nerve..; and, internally, the splanchnic nerve. |
| 1840 E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1842) 290 The *Musculo-phrenic artery winds along the attachment of the diaphragm to the ribs. |
| 1944 Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 20) 947/1 *Musculoskeletal. 1962 D. Nichols Echinoderms iii. 54 Burrowing is apparently effected by musculo-skeletal methods rather than by digging with spines and tube-feet. 1971 Brit. Med. Bull. XXVII. 82/2 Rheumatic complaints..are presumed to stem from..the supporting structures of the locomotor or musculoskeletal system. 1972 Lancet 2 Sept. 449/1 (heading) Musculoskeletal disorders associated with type-iv hyperlipoproteinæmia. |
| 1836–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 160/1 This groove [in the humerus] indicates the spiral course..of the *musculo-spiral or radial nerve. 1873 Mivart Elem. Anat. 148 An oblique groove (called musculo spiral). 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 536 Musculo⁓spiral paralysis. Ibid. VIII. 9 The physician then examines the nerve-trunks..by means of gentle pressure..on the musculo-spirals. |
| 1866 Proc. Roy. Soc. No. 86. 244 *Musculo-tendinous slip from flexor pollicis longus to indicial portion of profundus. |