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Skel word parts/abv
Unit 2 Med Term word parts and abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brachi/o | arm |
| burs/o | bursa (sac of fluid near a joint) |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix |
| chir/o | hand |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lord/o | curve; swayback |
| lumb/o | loin |
| lux/o | slide |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| narc/o | sleep; stupor; numbness |
| tars/o | ankle |
| acr/o | extremities |
| ankyl/o | crooked; bent; stiff; fused |
| arthr/o | joint |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ped/o | foot; child |
| pyret/o | fever |
| rachi/o | spine; vertebrae |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scoli/o | crooked; bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae; backbone |
| ster/o | solid structure; steroid |
| synovi/o | joint lube |
| ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| -ation | process; contidtion |
| -centisis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | to bind; tie |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oid | like; resembling |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiancy |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | abnormal condition of small holes |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| -tomy | incision |
| meta- | change; beyond |
| non- | not |
| syn- | together |
| ATT PHYS | attending physician |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CRIF | closed reduction and internal fixation |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| L | left |
| LBP | lower back pain |
| LS | lumbosacral |
| L5-S1 | lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1 |
| mg | milligram |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drug |
| ORIF | open reduction and internal fixation |
| PO, p.o. | by mouth (from the Latin per os) |
| PRN | as needed (from the Latin pro re nata) |
| Q4H | every four hours (from the Latin quaque quarta hora) |
| R | right |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
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