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Abbreviations /terminology/roots/stems of the bones

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Term
Definition
BI   BONE INJURY  
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C1, C2 etc   CERVICAL VERTABRAE  
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CDH   CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP  
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CPT   CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME  
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L1, L2 etc   LUMBAR VERTABRAE  
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NBI   NO BONE INJURY  
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OA   OSTEOARTHRITIS  
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PID   PROLAPSED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE)  
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RA   RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS  
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T1, T2, etc   THORACIC VERTABRAE  
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THR   TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT  
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TKR   TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT  
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ACETABUL/O   ACETABULUM ( where femur forms joint with innominate bone)  
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ARTHR/O   JOINT  
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ARTICUL/O   JOINT  
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CARP/O   CARPALS (HAND BONES, WRIST)  
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CHONDR/O   CARTILAGE  
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CALVICL/O   CLAVICLE  
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COST/O   RIB  
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COXYG/O   COXYX  
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CRANI/O   CRANIUM  
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DISC/O   DISC between vertebrae  
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ETHMOID/O   PART OF CRANIUM  
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FEMOR/O   FEMUR  
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FIBUL/O   FIBULA  
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FRONT/O   FRONTAL BONEOF CRANIUM  
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HUMER/O   HUMEROUS  
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ISCHI/O   ISCHIUM (part of innominate bone)  
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ILI/O   ILIUM (part of pelvis)  
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INTRA-ARTICULAR   DIRECTLY INTO A JOINT, e.g. injected  
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LACRIM/O   LACRIMAL BONE OF THE EYE ORBIT  
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LAMIN/O   LAMINA (arch of vertabrae-thin sheet of bone)  
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MAL/O   MALAR (cheek bone)  
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MANDIBUL/O   MANDIBLE (lower jaw)  
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MAXILL/O   MAXILLA (upper jaw)  
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MENISC/O   MENISCUS (cartilage of knee)  
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METACARP/O   METACARPALS (hand bones)  
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METATARS/O   METATARSALS (foot bones)  
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MY/O (MYOS)   MUSCLE  
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MYEL/O   BONE MARROW (also spinal cord)  
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NAS/O   NASAL BONE  
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OCCIPIT/O   OCCIPTAL BONE  
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OLECRAN/O   PART OF ELBOW JOINT  
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ORBIT/O   ORBITAL (part of eye socket)  
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OSTE/O   BONE  
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PALAT/O   PALATINE BONES (roof of mouth)  
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PARIET/O   PARIETAL (part of cranium)  
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PATELL/O   PATELLA  
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PHALANGE/O   PHALANGES (fingers/toes)  
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PUB/O   PUBIS  
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RADI/O   RADIUS  
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SACR/O   SACRUM  
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SCAPUL/O   SCAPULA  
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SPHENOLD/O   SPHENOID  
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SONDYL/O   VERTABRA/SPINE  
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STERN/O   STERNUM  
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SYNOV/O   SYNOVIAL  
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TARS/O   TARSALS  
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TEMPOR/O   TEMPORAL BONE  
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TEN/O TENDIN/O   TENDON  
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TIBI/O   TIBIA  
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TURBIN/O   TURBINATE BONES IN THE NOSE  
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ULN/O   ULNA  
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VERTEBR/O   VERTEBRA  
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ZYG/O ZYGOMAT/O   CHEEK BONE  
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