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Med. Terms -1
Medical Terms
Question | Answer |
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arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
branchi/o | arm |
calcanc/o | heel |
carp/o | wrist |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck, cervix |
chondri/o | cartilage |
cleid/o | clavicle |
cost/o | rib |
cox/o | hip |
crani/o | skull |
cubit/o | elbow, forearm |
dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
ili/o | illium |
ischi/o | ischium |
kyph/o | humpback |
lip/o | fat |
lord/o | curvature, bending |
mega-, megalo- | large |
-megaly | enlargement |
oste/o | bone |
ped/o | foot, child |
pod/o | foot |
xiph/o | sword-shaped, xiphoid |
AKA | Above-knee amputation |
BKA | Below-knee amputation |
C1-C7 | Cervical Vertebrae |
DJD | Degenerative joint disease |
Fx | Fracture |
L1-L5 | Lumbar vertebrae |
LBP | low back pain |
LS | Lumbosacral |
ORIF | Open reduction internal fixation |
Ortho | Orthopedics |
ROM | range of motion |
S1-S5 | sacral vertebrae |
T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae |
THR | total hip replacement |
TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
TKR | Total knee replacement |
TX. Tx | traction |