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medical terminology
dawns medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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