musculoskeletal
adjective
mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal
ˌmə-skyə-lō-ˈske-lə-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, or involving both musculature and skeleton
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Sword Health, a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care company, acquired U.K. peer Surgery Hero in an all-equity transaction, CEO Virgílio Bento tells Axios exclusively.
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Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
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—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2024
Snow shoveling is a vigorous activity, one that puts a lot of demand on the body's heart and musculoskeletal system, Bethany Barone Gibbs, an epidemiology and biostatistics professor at West Virginia University and American Heart Association volunteer said in a December interview with USA TODAY.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Which Works Better for Pain? The results of a comparative study show no significant difference in the efficacy of Vicodin and Percocet for musculoskeletal pain treatment in adults.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Compared to people who didn’t report long COVID symptoms, those who reported persisting symptoms affecting heart and lung, brain, and musculoskeletal systems were twice as likely to have virus proteins circulating in their blood.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2024
Snow shoveling is a vigorous activity, one that puts a lot of demand on the body's heart and musculoskeletal system, Bethany Barone Gibbs, an epidemiology and biostatistics professor at West Virginia University and American Heart Association volunteer said in a December interview with USA TODAY.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Which Works Better for Pain? The results of a comparative study show no significant difference in the efficacy of Vicodin and Percocet for musculoskeletal pain treatment in adults.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Musculoskeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musculoskeletal. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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musculoskeletal
adjective
mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal
ˌməs-kyə-lō-ˈskel-ət-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or involving both musculature and skeleton
musculoskeletal defects
the musculoskeletal organization of the arm
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