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Medical Terminology
The Musculoskeletal System
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Hx | history |
Fx | fracture |
Tx | traction or treatment |
ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
MCL | medial collateral ligament |
LCL | lateral collateral ligament |
PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
C1–C7 | cervical (of the neck) vertebrae |
T1–T12 | thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae |
L1–L5 | lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae |
S1–S5 | sacral vertebrae |
CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
EMG | electromyogram |
FROM | full range of motion |
MD | muscular dystrophy |
NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
OA | osteoarthritis |
ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
PT | physical therapy |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
ROM | range of motion |
THR | total hip replacement |
TKR | total knee replacement |
WB | weight bearing |
WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
ankle | tars/o |
back | lumb/o |
bone marrow | myel/o |
bone | oste/o |
bursa | burs/o |
cartilage | chrondr/o |
extremities | acr/o |
fingers; toes | phalang/o |
foot | pod/o; ped/o |
hand | chir/o |
joint | arthr/o |
movement | kinesi/o |
muscle | my/o |
neck | cervic/o |
ribs | cost/o |
rachi/o; spondyl/o | spine |
sternum | stern/o |
straight | orth/o |
synovial | synov/o |
tend/o; tendin/o | tendon |
wrist | carp/o |