skeletal terms and abbreviations Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
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acr/o
A
extremities
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ankyl/o
A
crooked;bent;stiff;fused together
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brachi/o
A
arm
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burs/o
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bursa; sack of fluid near the joint
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carp/o
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wrist
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chondr/o
A
cartilidge
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kyph/o
A
humpback
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lord/o
A
curve; swayback
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lumb/o
A
lumbar region; loin
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lux/o
A
side
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myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal chord
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narc/o
A
numbness; sleep; stupor
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orth/o
A
straight
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pod/o
A
foot
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pyret/o
A
fever
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rachi/o
A
spine; vertebrae
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theumat/o
A
watery; flow
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sacr/o
A
sacrum
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sarc/o
A
flesh; connective tissue
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spondyl/o
A
vertebrae; backbone
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scoli/o
A
crooked; bent
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ster/o
A
solid structure
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synovi/o
A
lubricating fluid in joints
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tars/o
A
ankle
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ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o
tendon
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-ation
process; condition
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-desis
to bind; tie together
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-malacia
softening
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-oid
like; resembling
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-oma
tumor; mass
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-penia
deficiency
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-porosis
abnormal condition of small holes
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-scope
measurement used to view
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-scopy
visual examination using scope
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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meta-
change; beyond
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syn-
together; with
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-al; -ic
pertaining to
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ATT PHYS
attending physician
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BP
blood pressure
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CRIF
closed reduction and internal fixation
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CT
computerized tomography
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CV
cardiovascular
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DJD
degenerative joint disorder
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GI
gastro intestinal
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L
left
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LBP
lower back pain
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LS
lumbosacral
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L5-S1
lumbar vertebrae 5 to sacral vertebrae 1
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mg
milligrams
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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NSAIS
non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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ORIF
open reduction and internal fixation
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PO; p.o.
by mouth
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PRN, p.r.n.
as needed
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Q4H
every 4 hours
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RA
rheumatoid arthritis
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R
right
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RF
rheumatoid fracture
