musculo-
Word Origin
1 
a combining form representing muscle, in compound words:
musculoskeletal.
Origin
< Latin mūscul(us) muscle + -o-
Related Word
- musculoskeletal
musculo-a word part meaning 'muscle'.
[Latin musculus]musculo-
combining form
⇨ see muscul-
combining form
⇨ see muscul-
1825 Coleridge AidsRefl. (1848) I. 85The muscular life in the insect, and the *musculo-arterial in the bird. 
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 381That circular *musculo-cellular tissue which surrounds the cervix. 
Ibid. 148/2The *musculo-cutaneous nerve. 
1949 New Gould Med. Dict. 647/1Musculofascial, 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. 559/1A sharp, slender needle may be introduced into musculofascial tissues without harm. 
1964 L. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) iii. 115The musculo-fascial cone behind the eye. 
1835–6 Owen in Todd'sCycl. Anat. I. 526/2The dense *musculo-ligamentous sheath, which incloses the mandibles . [ in the Nautilus] 
1835 Kirby Hab. &Inst. Anim. II. xx. 324A large *musculo-membranous pocket. 
1885 Gibson in Trans. R.Soc. Edin. (1887) XXXII. 628The 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) 290The *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. 54Burrowing is apparently effected by musculo-skeletal methods rather than by digging with spines and tube-feet. 
1971 Brit. Med. Bull. XXVII. 82/2Rheumatic 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. 160/1This groove indicates the spiral course..of the *musculo-spiral or radial nerve. [ in the humerus] 
1873 Mivart Elem. Anat. 148An oblique groove (called musculo spiral). 
1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 536Musculo⁓spiral paralysis. 
Ibid. VIII. 9The 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. 
musculo-
word-forming element meaning "involving or pertaining to muscles," from comb. form of Latin musculus "muscle" (see muscle, n.).
ORIGIN: Latin , from musculus  muscle  noun -o- 
musculo-
combining form 
see muscul-
see muscul-