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a-, an-

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not; without

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ab-

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away; away from

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ad-

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toward

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ambi-

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both sides

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ante-

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before

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bi-

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two; both

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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dorsi-

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back

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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e-, ex-

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out; away from

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above; above normal; excessive

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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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in-

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in; into; not

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par-, para-

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near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

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quadri-

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four

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semi-

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half

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tachy-

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fast

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tri-

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three

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ambul/o

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to walk or move about

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articul/o

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joint

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brachi/o

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arm

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card/o, cardi/o

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heart

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dextr/o

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to the right

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duct/o

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to lead; to carry

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electr/o

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electricity

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fasci/o

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fibrous band; fascia

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fibr/o

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fiber

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flex/o

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to bend

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kines/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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lei/o

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smooth

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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neur/o

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nerve

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orth/o

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straight; normal

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ped/o

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child; foot

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plant/o

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sole of the foot

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radi/o

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X-rays

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped

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sarc/o

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flesh; connective tissue

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son/o

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sound

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tax/o, taxi/o

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coordination; order

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

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tendon

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tens/o

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stretched; strained

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therm/o

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hot; heat

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ton/o

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tone; tension

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vers/o

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turn; turning

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ic

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-cele

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hernia; swelling; protrusion

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-ceps

A

heads (attachments)

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-esthesia

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sensation

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-gram

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record; image

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

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condition

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-ion

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process; state; condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-paresis

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weakness

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-plegic

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pertaining to paralysis

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-scope

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instrument used to view

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-scopy

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visual examination using a scope

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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-tonia

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tone; tension

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ACL

A

anterior cruciate ligament

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ADL

A

activities of daily living

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amb

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ambulate (walk)

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AP

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anteroposterior

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c/o

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complains of; complaining of

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CAT

A

computerized axial tomography

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CFT

A

certified fitness trainer

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CT

A

computed tomography; computerized tomography

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CTS

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

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DMD

A

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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DTR

A

deep tendon reflex

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EMG

A

electromyogram

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h

A

hour(s)

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Hx, hx

A

history

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IM

A

intramuscular

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L

A

left

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LCL

A

lateral collateral ligament

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MCL

A

medial collateral ligament

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MD

A

muscular dystrophy

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mg

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milligram(s)

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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N/A

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not applicable

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NMI

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nuclear medicine imaging

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NSAID

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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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OTC

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over-the-counter

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PCL

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posterior cruciate ligament

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PCN

A

penicillin

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PCP

A

primary care physician

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PFT

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personal fitness trainer

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PRN, p.r.n.

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as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)

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PT

A

physical therapy

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Pt, pt.

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patient

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Q2-3H

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every two or three hours

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Q8H

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every eight hours (from the Latin quaque octava hora)

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R

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right

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RICE

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rest, ice, compression, elevation

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RMS

A

rhabdomyosarcoma

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ROM

A

range of motion

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wt

A

weight

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y/o

A

years old; year-old (as in 18-year-old)

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