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complete terminology exam review
| HD | hip disarticulation |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| BE | below the elbow |
| BK | below the knee |
| C1, C2, C3....ect | 1st cervical vertebrae, 2nd cervical vertebrae. ect….. |
| Ca | calcium, cancer |
| CDH | congenital dislocation of the hip |
| CO | coccygeal nerves |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DEXA, DXA | dual energy xray absorptiomerty |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DO | Dr of osteopathy |
| EMG | eoectromyography |
| Fx | fracture |
| HNP | hemipelvectomy |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IS | intercostal space |
| IV | intravenous |
| L1, L2, L3......ect | 1st lumbar vertebrae, 2nd lumbar vertebrae....ect |
| LS | lumbosacral spine |
| MG | myasthenia graves |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis, mental status, musculoskeletal, mitral stenosis |
| NSAID's | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| ORTH, ORTHO | orthopedics |
| P | phosphorus |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| RA, RF | rheumatoid aurthritis |
| ROM | range of motion |
| S1, S2, S3....ect | 1st sacral vertebrae, 2nd sacral vertebrae....ect |
| SD | shoulder disarticulation |
| T1, T2, T3...….ect | 1st thoracic vertebrae, 2nd thoracic vertebrae....ect |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| epi- | above, upon |
| mega- | enlargement |
| inter- | between |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| sym- | union, together, joined |
| supra- | excessive, above, superior |
| sub- | under, below |
| quadri- | four |
| micro- | small |
| cine- | movement |
| brady- | short |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| -tension | to stretch |
| -porosis | porous |
| -cure | care |
| -ate | having the form of, possessing |
| -um | structure, thing |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -tomy | incision |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumour of connective tissue |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -physis | growth |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increase |
| -malacia | softening |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -ist | spesialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -iatry | medicine, treatment |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -dynia | pain |
| -desis | binding, fixation (bone or joint) |
| -cyte | cell |
| -clasia | to break, surgical fracture |
| -clasis | to break, surgical fracture |
| -clast | to break, surgical fracture |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| - algia | pain |
| -ad | toward |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| branchi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix, uteri |
| clavicula/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| cost/o | ribs |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| faci/o | face |
| fasci/o | band/fascia |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lamin/o | lamina (vertebral arch) |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bone) |
| metatars/o | metatarsus (foot bone) |
| megal/o | enlargement |
| micr/o | small |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| patella/o | patella, knee cap |
| pedi/i | foot, child |
| ped/o | foot, child |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| pod/o | foot |
| rachi/o | spine |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone) |
| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped or straighted muscle |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| sarc/o | flesh (connective tissue) |
| scoli/o | crooked/bent |
| sin/o | sinus cavity |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae (back bone) |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger lower leg bone) |
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