Muscular System Combining Forms/Abbreviations Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff or bent
2
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
3
Q
fibr/o
A
fibrous connective tissue
4
Q
kinesi/o
A
movement, motion
5
Q
kyph/o
A
hump
6
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
7
Q
leimy/o
A
smooth(visceral) muscle that lines the walls of the internal organs
8
Q
my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
9
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
10
Q
plant/o
A
sole of the foot
11
Q
rhabdomy/o
A
skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
12
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
13
Q
ten/o, tendin/o, tend/o
A
tendon
14
Q
ACL
A
anterior cruciate ligament
15
Q
AROM
A
active range of motion
16
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
17
Q
BMD
A
bone mineral density
18
Q
Ca
A
calcium
19
Q
CK
A
creatine kinase
20
Q
CTS
A
carpal tunnel syndrome
21
Q
DC
A
doctor of chiroparactic
22
Q
DEXA/DXA
A
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
23
Q
DO
A
Doctor of Osteopathy
24
Q
EMG
A
electromyogram
25
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
26
IM
intramuscular
27
MD
Muscular dystrophy
28
MG
myasthenia gravis
29
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
30
OA
osteoarthritis
31
ortho
orthopedics
32
P
pulse
33
PT
physical therapist
34
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
35
ROM
range of motion
36
THR
total hip replacement
37
TKR
total knee replacement
38
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
