unit 2 (skeletal system) - word parts & abbreviations Flashcards
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pain
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-ation
A
process; condition
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-desis
A
to bind; tie together
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-malacia
A
softening
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-oid
A
like; resembling
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-oma
A
tumor; mass
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-penia
A
deficiency
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-porosis
A
abnormal condition of small holes
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-scope
A
instrument used to view
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-scopy
A
visual examination using a scope
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-tomy
A
process of cutting; incision
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a-
A
not; without
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acr/o
A
extremities
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an-
A
not; without
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ankyl/o
A
crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
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anti-
A
against
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arthr/o
A
joint
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ATT PHYS
attending physician
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BP
blood pressure
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brachi/o
arm
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burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
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carp/o
wrist
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cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
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chir/o
hand
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chondr/o
cartilage
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
35
CRIF
closed reduction and internal fixation
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CT
computerized tomography; computed tomography
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CV
cardiovascular
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DJD
degenerative joint disease
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GI
gastrointestinal
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inter-
between
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intra-
within; into
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kyph/o
humpback
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L
left
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L5-S1
lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1
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LBP
lower back pain
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lord/o
curve; swayback
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LS
lumbosacral
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lumb/o
lumbar region; loin
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lux/o
slide
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meta-
change; beyond
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mg
milligram(s)
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
54
narc/o
numbness; sleep; stupor
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non-
not
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NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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ORIF
open reduction and internal fixation
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orth/o
straight
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oste/o
bone
60
p.o.
by mouth (from the Latin per os)
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p.r.n.
as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
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ped/o
foot; child
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peri-
around; surrounding
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PO
by mouth (from the Latin per os)
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pod/o
foot
66
PRN
as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
67
Pt
patient
68
pt.
patient
69
pyret/o
fever
70
Q4H
every 4 hours (from the Latin quaque quarta hora)
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R
right
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RA
rheumatoid arthritis
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rachi/o
spine; vertebra
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RF
rheumatoid factor
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rheumat/o
watery flow
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sacr/o
sacrum
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sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
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scoli/o
crooked; bent
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spondyl/o
vertebra; backbone
80
ster/o
solid structure; steroid
81
sub-
below; under
82
supra-
above
83
syn-
together; with
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synovi/o
lubricating fluid of joints
85
tars/o
ankle
86
ten/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
88
tendon/o
tendon
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y/o
years old; year-old
