肌肉骨骼
jīròu gǔgé
Musculoskeletal
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Musculoskeletal in Chinese: 肌肉骨骼 (jīròu gǔgé)
Musculoskeletal in Chinese is 肌肉骨骼 (jīròu gǔgé). Musculoskeletal pain is 肌肉骨骼疼痛 (jīròu gǔgé téngtòng). Orthopaedics is 骨科 (gǔkē).
Character breakdown
肌肉 (jīròu, muscle) + 骨骼 (gǔgé, skeleton).
How native speakers say it
腰酸背痛 (yāo suān bèi tòng): Aching back; 酸 (suān): Aching (dull muscle ache)
Also searched as
musculoskeletal pain in Chinese; musculoskeletal meaning in Chinese
High-yield phrases
腰酸背痛
yāo suān bèi tòng
Aching back
What patients actually say
酸
suān
Aching (dull muscle ache)
What patients actually say
肌肉骨骼疼痛
jīròu gǔgé téngtòng
Musculoskeletal pain
Related term
骨科
gǔkē
Orthopaedics department
Related term
关节
guānjié
Joint
Related term
您哪个关节疼？
Nín nǎge guānjié téng?
Which joint is painful?
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您哪个关节疼？
Nín nǎge guānjié téng?
Which joint is painful?
patient
膝盖疼。
Xīgài téng.
My knee hurts.
Common mistakes
- Learn 肌肉骨骼 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is musculoskeletal in Chinese?
Musculoskeletal in Chinese is 肌肉骨骼 (jīròu gǔgé).
How do Chinese patients say musculoskeletal?
腰酸背痛 (yāo suān bèi tòng): Aching back; 酸 (suān): Aching (dull muscle ache)
How do I use 肌肉骨骼 with a patient?
您哪个关节疼？ (Nín nǎge guānjié téng?): "Which joint is painful?"