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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities |
| ankyl/o | crooked; bent; stiff; fused together |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| burs/o | bursa (sac of fluid near a joint) |
| calcane/o | calcaneus; heel bone |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix (neck of uterus) |
| chir/o | hand |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| clavicul/o | clavicle; collarbones |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| dactyl/o | digits (fingers or toes) |
| dextr/o | to the right |
| femor/o | thigh bone |
| fibul/o | fibula; lower leg bone |
| humer/o | humerus; upper arm bone |
| hy/o | hyoid bone |
| ili/o | ilium; top of the hip bone |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| lord/o | curve; swayback |
| lumb/o | lumbar region; loin |
| lux/o | slide |
| mandibul/o | mandible; lower jaw bone |
| menisc/o | meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| narc/o | numbness; sleep; stupor |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | patella; kneecap |
| ped/o | foot; child |
| phalang/o | phalanges; fingers or toes |
| physi/o | nature; function |
| por/o | opening; passageway; porous |
| pod/o | foot |
| pub/o | pubis; pubic region |
| pyret/o | fever |
| rachi/o | spine; vertebra |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| scoli/o | crooked; bent |
| sinistr/o | to the left |
| spondyl/o | vertebra; backbone |
| ster/o | solid structure; steroid |
| stern/o | sternum; breastbone |
| styl/o | column; pillar; tube |
| synovi/o | lubricating fluid of joints |
| tars/o | ankle |
| ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia; lower leg bone |
| uln/o | ulna; lower arm bone |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae; spinal column bones |
| a, an | not; without |
| ambi | both sides |
| anti | against |
| inter | between |
| intra | within; into |
| meta | change; beyond |
| non | not |
| peri | around; surrounding |
| poly | many; much |
| sub | below; under |
| supra | above |
| syn | together; with |
| al, an, ic, ous | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| ation | process; condition |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| clast | to break down; destroy |
| desis | to bind; tie together |
| ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| ism | process; condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| malacia | softening |
| oid | like; resembling |
| oma | tumor; mass |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| penia | deficiency |
| physis | growth; growth plate |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| porosis | abnormal condition of small holes |
| scope | instrument used to view |
| scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| ATT PHYS | attending physician |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CRIF | closed reduction and internal fixation |
| CT | computerized tomography; computed tomography |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| Fx | function; fracture |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| L, Lt | left |
| L5 S1 | lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1 |
| LBP | lower back pain |
| LS | lumbosacral |
| mg | milligram(s) |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| ORIF | open reduction and internal fixation |
| OTC | over the counter |
| PO, p.o. | by mouth (from the Latin per os) |
| PRN, p.r.n. | as needed (from the Latin pro re nata) |
| Pt, pt. | patient |
| Q4H | every four hours (from the Latin quaque quarta hora) |
| R, Rt | right |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| Rx, Rhx | prescription |
| y/o | years old; year old |
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