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Med. Terms -1
Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| branchi/o | arm |
| calcanc/o | heel |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chondri/o | cartilage |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| cost/o | rib |
| cox/o | hip |
| crani/o | skull |
| cubit/o | elbow, forearm |
| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| ili/o | illium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lip/o | fat |
| lord/o | curvature, bending |
| mega-, megalo- | large |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| oste/o | bone |
| ped/o | foot, child |
| pod/o | foot |
| xiph/o | sword-shaped, xiphoid |
| AKA | Above-knee amputation |
| BKA | Below-knee amputation |
| C1-C7 | Cervical Vertebrae |
| DJD | Degenerative joint disease |
| Fx | Fracture |
| L1-L5 | Lumbar vertebrae |
| LBP | low back pain |
| LS | Lumbosacral |
| ORIF | Open reduction internal fixation |
| Ortho | Orthopedics |
| ROM | range of motion |
| S1-S5 | sacral vertebrae |
| T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKR | Total knee replacement |
| TX. Tx | traction |