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Abb. for MS
abbreviations for musculoskeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| AE | above the elbow |
| AK | above the knee |
| BE | barium enema; below the elbow |
| BK | below the knee |
| C1, C2, and so on | first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on |
| Ca | calcium; cancer |
| CDH | congenital dislocation of the hip |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DEXA, DXA | dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyography |
| Fx | fracture |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| HD | hemodialysis; hip disarticul action; hearing distance |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk) |
| IS | intracostal space |
| IM | intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis |
| IV | intravenous |
| KD | knee disarticulation |
| L1 | first lumbar vertebra |
| LS | lumbosacral spine |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; martial status; mitral stenosis |
| ORTH | orthopedics |
| P | phosphorus; pulse |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid fracture |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SD | should disarticulation |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| THA | total hip arthroscopy |
| TKA | total knee arthroscopy |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |