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Musculoskeletal A&T
Musculoskeletal System Abbreviations and Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACL | LIGAMENT OF THE KNEE |
| C1-C7 | NECK REGION |
| Ca | CALCIUM; MINERAL IN BONES |
| IM | WITHIN A MUSCLE |
| L1-L5 | LOWER BACK REGION |
| NSAID | NOT INFLAMMATORY DRUG; PRESCRIBED TO TREAT JOINT DISORDERS |
| Ortho | ORTHOPEDICS |
| PT | THERAPY PHYSICAL |
| ROM | AREA WHICH A LIMB CAN MOVE |
| T1-T12 | CHEST REGION |
| SLE | CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF JOINTS, SKIN, AND OTHER ORGANS |
| EMG | ELECTRICAL RECORD OF MUSCLES |
| RA | CHRONIC DISEASE OF PAINFUL JOINTS, SPECIALLY THE HANDS AND FEET |
| CTS | COMPRESSION OF A NERVE IN THE WRIST |
| ARTHR/O | JOINT |
| CHONDR/O | CARTILAGE |
| COST/O | RIB |
| LIGAMENT/O | LIGAMENT |
| CRANI/O | SKULL |
| MUSCUL/O | MUSCLE |
| MY/O | MUSCLE |
| MYOS/O | MUSCLE |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW; SPINAL CORD |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| PELV/O | PELVIS; HIPBONE |
| SPONDYL/O | VERTEBRA |
| VERTEBR/O | VERTEBRA |
| TEN/O | TENDON |
| TENDIN/O | TENDON |
| ANA | ATINUCLEAR ANTIBODY |
| DOMS | DELAYED-ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS |
| ESR | ERYTHROCYTE SENDIMENTATION RATE |