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