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medical terminology
dawns medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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DJD | Degenerative Joint Decease |
TKR | Total Knee Replacement |
Fx | Fracture |
CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
ACL | Arterial Crucial Ligament |
MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
THR | Total Hip Replacement |
RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Ca | Cancer |
ROM | Range of movement |
NSAIDS | Non Steroid Anti Inflammatory Drugs |
ankyl/o | stiffness |
brachi/o | arm |
lamni/o | Part of vertebrae arch |
humer/o | humerus |
rhabdomy/o | striated muscle |
stern/o | sternum |
orth/o | straight |
arthr/o | joint |
myel/o | bone marrow |
carp\o | carpals |
rachi/o | spine |
thorac/o | chest |
pelv/o | pelvis |
dactyl/o | fingers/toes |
cost/o | ribs |
oste/o | bone |
scoli/o | bent |
ili/o | illium |
radi/o | radius |
lumb/o | lower back |
pod/o | foot |
tendin/o | tendon |
my/o | muscle |
crain/o | cranium/skull |
patell/o | knee cap |
epi- | above |
meta- | change |
sub- | under |
ante- | infront |
hypo | below |
quadra | four |
endo- | inside |
syn- | joined |
post- | after |
micro- | small |
dys- | painful |
a-/an- | without |
uni- | one |
ad- | toward |
supra- | above |
-ectomy | removal |
-itis | inflammation |
-clasis | instrument to view |
-oma | tumor |
-physis | to grow |
-trophy | nourishment |
-malacia | softening |
-desis | binding |
-graphy | process of growing |
-tomy | incision |
osis | abnormal condition |
-asthenia | lack of energy |
-porosis | porous condition |