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MT Short Course Sys7
Musculoskeletal System Abbreviations and Terms
Question | Answer |
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arthr/o | joint |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | rib |
ligament/o | ligament |
my/o myos/o musculo/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow |
oste/o | bone |
pelv/o | pelvis, hipbone |
spondyl/o vertebr/o | vertebra |
ten/o tendin/o | tendon |
ACL | anterior cruciate ligament; ligament in the knee |
C1-C7 | cervical vertebrae; neck region |
Ca | calcium; mineral in bones |
IM | intramuscular; within a muscle |
L1-L5 | lumbar vertebrae; lower back region |
NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
Ortho | Orthopedics |
PT | physical therapy |
ROM | range of motion; area in which a limb can move |
T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae; chest region |
SLE | Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs; Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis |
EMG | recording of electricity in muscles; electromyogram |
RA | chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hand and feet; rheumatoid arthritis |
CTS | compression of a nerve in the wrist; carpal tunnel syndrome |
ANA | antinuclear antibody |
DOMS | delayed-onset muscle soreness |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |