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Musculoskeletal A&T
Musculoskeletal System Abbreviations and Terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |