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Skeletal System
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremeties |
| ankylo/- | brooked, bent, stiff |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| cervical/o- | neck |
| chrondr/o- | cartilage |
| cost/o- | ribs |
| cranium/o- | cranium |
| -desis | fusion/fixation |
| femor/o- | femur/thigh/thighbone |
| fibul/o- | fibula |
| humer/o- | humerus |
| ili/o- | ilium |
| kyph/o- | hump(Ed) |
| lord/o- | bent backwards |
| lumb/o- | lumbar/lower back |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, loosening |
| menisc/o- | meniscus (cartilage in the knee joint) |
| myel/o- | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| orth/o- | straight |
| oste/o- | bone |
| -poietic/-poiesis | production/formation |
| scoli/o- | crooked/bent |
| spondyl/o-; vertebr/o- | vertebrae |
| thorac/o- | thorax/chest |
| AAROM | Active-assistive range of motion |
| ACL | Anterior cruciate ligament |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| AE | Above the elbow |
| AK | Above the knee |
| AKA | Above the knee amputation |
| AP | Anterior-poterior |
| AROM | Active range of motion |
| AS | Ankylosis Spondylitis |
| BE | Below the elbow |
| BK | Below the knee |
| BKA | Below the knee amputation |
| BMD | Bone mineral density |
| C1-C7 | First 7 cervical vertebrae |
| DJD | Degenerative joint disease |
| DTR | Deep tendon reflex |
| EMG | Electromyography |
| Fx/FX | Fracture |
| T1-T12 | Thoracic vertebrae 1-12 |
| L1-L5 | Lumbar vertebrae 1-5 |
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