Med Term Unit 5 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations 2024 Flashcards
(208 cards)
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a–
A
not
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ab–
A
going away
(note added meaning)
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ad–
A
going into
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amphi–
A
around, on both sides
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an–
A
not
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anti–
A
against (an action)
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apo–
A
from, off, away
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brady–
A
slow
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di–
A
separate, apart, double, two
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dia–
A
between
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dys–
A
bad
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ec–
(same as ex–)
A
out, off, from, beyond
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endo–
A
inside
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epi–
A
on top of
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ex–
A
out, off, from, beyond
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hyper–
(before process)
A
too much
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hypo–
(before process)
A
too little
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infra–
A
beneath
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inter–
A
between, among
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intra–
A
inside
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iso–
A
equal
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meta–
A
between, with, after; change
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peri–
A
around
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poly–
A
many; much
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sub–
an underlayer; support
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syn–
with, together
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agon
main actor; driver
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alges[ia]
pain
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ankylos
stiff
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appendix
part attached to the end
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arthr
arthro
joint
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articul[us]
joint
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asthenia
weakness
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axi
axis
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blast
a rapidly dividing cell
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burs
bursa
purse; bag
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carcin
cancer
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carp
wrist
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center
middle of a round object
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cephal
pertaining to the head
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cervic
cervico
neck
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chondr
chondro
cartilage
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circum
around
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clast
breakdown
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clonus
violent shaking
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condyle
knob
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cost
costo
rib
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cranio
head; skull
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crepit[us]
crackling noise
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cyt
cell
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dactyl
finger
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duct
to lead
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effusion
pouring out of
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electro
related to electricity
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erg[on]
energy
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exten[d]
moving away from
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facet
flat spot, like on a jewel
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fasci
fascio
bundle of fibers
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femor
femur
thigh
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fissure
deep crack
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fixate
remain in place
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flex
reducing the angle of a joint
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foramen
hole
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fossa
shallow groove
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fracture
broken bone
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genu
knee
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glen[e]
socket
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gomph
tooth
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graph
written record
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hallux
big toe
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hemo
hemato
blood
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hydr
water
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inflammation
inflammation
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kines
kinet
movement
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kyphosis
hunchback curve of spine
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lacrim
crying; tears
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lamella
thin plate
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lemma
thin layer surrounding a cell
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lordosis
swayback curve of spine
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lumb
lumbo
lower back
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luxation
dislocation
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meatus
tube; passage
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medull[a]
marrow; center
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membran[e]
thin sheet
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mere
a part
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metric
measurement
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musculo
muscle
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my
myo
myos
muscle
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myel
marrow
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necro
death
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neuro
nervous system
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occipit[o]
back of the head
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olisthes
slippage
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ortho
straight; at right angles; true
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os
osse
ost
osteo
bone
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pector[is]
chest
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pelvis
hips; lower abdomen
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phalanges
fingers and toes
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physis
part of a bone
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plasm
something molded; plastic or dough
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polariz[e]
to go to one extreme or another
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pollux
thumb
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por[e]
hole
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prone
face down
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pyre
fever
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sarc
sarco
muscle; flesh
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scler
hard
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scoliosis
lateral curvature of the spine
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scop
instrument for looking inside
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skelet
skeleton; bones collectively
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spasm
uncontrollable contraction
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sphincter
muscle surrounding an opening
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spin
spina
spine
spine; vertebrae
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spondyl
spondlyo
vertebrae
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sprain
injury to ligaments
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sten
abnormal narrowing
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sterno
sternum
sternum; breastbone
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strain
injury to muscles or tendons
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sulcus
groove
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supine
face up
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tars
tarso
tarsus
ankle
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tax
moving
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tempor
side of the head
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ten
teno
tendo
tendin
tendon
tendon
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thorac
thorax
chest
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tibia
bone of the lower extremity below the knee
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tomo
cutting
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ton
tono
tone, strength
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trochanter
point on femur where large leg muscles attach
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trochlea
piece of bone that acts as a pulley
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troph
nourishment, growth
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tuber
potato-like raised area on bone
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valgum
knees closer than normal
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varum
knees farther apart than normal
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vertebra
bone of spinal column
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zygoma
yoke; joins bones of face to those of skull
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–al
pertaining to
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–algia
pain
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–ar
pertaining to
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–ary
pertaining to
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–atic
pertaining to
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–ation
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–centesis
puncture
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–clasia
breakdown process leading to disease
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–cle
diminutive suffix
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–desis
binding together
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–dynia
pain
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–eal
pertaining to
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–ectomy
cutting out of
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–ella
diminutive suffix
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–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
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–genesis
the process of creating
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–gram
a record of a test or procedure
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–graph
instrument for recording a procedure
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–graphy
a test or procedure
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–ia
disease
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–ic
pertaining to
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–ification
word ending that turns a noun into a verb
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–ing
verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)
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–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–is
anatomical structure
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–ist
someone who studies
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–itis
inflammation
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–ium
anatomical structure
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–logy
study of
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–lysis
breaking down; destroying
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–malacia
softening due to disease
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–meter
instrument for measuring
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–oid
looks like; resembles
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–oma
tumor
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–on
unit of anatomical structure
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–ory
pertaining to
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–osis
process
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–osity
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective and back into a noun again
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–ous
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
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–pathy
disease process
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–penia
low levels of
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–physis
growth; form
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–plasia
the process of molding or growing
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–plasty
surgical revision
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–poiesis
creation process
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–ptosis
drooping
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–rrhaphy
suturing
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–scope
instrument for looking inside
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–sion
the state of
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–sium
anatomical word ending
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ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
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C1-C7
cervical vertebrae (numbered superior to inferior)
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CT
computed tomography
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EMG
electromyogram
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Fx
fracture
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IM
intramuscular
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L1-L5
lumbar vertebrae
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LCL
lateral collateral ligament
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MCL
medial collateral ligament
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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NSAID
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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OA
osteoarthritis
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ORIF
open reduction / internal fixation
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PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
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PT
physical therapy
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RA
rheumatoid arthritis
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RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
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ROM
range of motion
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S1-S5
sacral vertebrae
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T1-T12
thoracic vertebrae
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WB
weight-bearing
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WBAT
weight-bearing as tolerated
