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CNHP 2010: Ch. 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage (gristle) |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| fasci/o | fascia (a band) |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kyph/o | humped-back |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lord/o | bent |
| lumb/o | loin (lower back) |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| pelv/i | pelvis (basin) or hip bone |
| radi/o | radius |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped or striated (skeletal) |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scoli/o | twisted |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| ten/o | tendon (to stretch |
| tend/o | tendon (to stretch) |
| tendin/o | tendon (to stretch) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| uln/o | ulna |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| A | anterior |
| AKA | above-knee amputation |
| AP | anterior-posterior |
| BKA | below-knee amputation |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CAT | computed axial tomography |
| CC | chief complaint |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| Fx | fracture |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| Hx | history |
| IMP | impression |
| L&W | living and well |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| NKDA | no known drug allergy |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation |
| P | posterior or pulse |
| PA | posterior-anterior |
| PE | physical examination |
| PMH | past medical history |
| PT | physical therapy |
| R | respirations |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| ROM | range of motion |
| ROS | review of systems |
| SH | social history |
| T | temperature |
| Tx | traction |
| VS | vital signs |
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