Disease or Syndrome
musculoskeletal disease
mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal dis·ease [ muhs-kyuh-loh-skel-i-tl dih-zeez ]
Subclass of:
Diseases (MeSH Category)
Definitions related to musculoskeletal diseases:
  • (musculoskeletal disorder) A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects muscles and bones.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (musculoskeletal disorder) Condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any muscles, bones, or cartilages of the body.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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