skeletal terms and abbreviations Flashcards by Valerie Knox

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acr/o

A

extremities

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ankyl/o

A

crooked;bent;stiff;fused together

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brachi/o

A

arm

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burs/o

A

bursa; sack of fluid near the joint

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carp/o

A

wrist

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chondr/o

A

cartilidge

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kyph/o

A

humpback

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lord/o

A

curve; swayback

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lumb/o

A

lumbar region; loin

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lux/o

A

side

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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal chord

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narc/o

A

numbness; sleep; stupor

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orth/o

A

straight

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pod/o

A

foot

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pyret/o

A

fever

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rachi/o

A

spine; vertebrae

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theumat/o

A

watery; flow

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

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spondyl/o

A

vertebrae; backbone

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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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ster/o

A

solid structure

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synovi/o

A

lubricating fluid in joints

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tars/o

A

ankle

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ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o

A

tendon

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-ation

A

process; condition

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-desis

A

to bind; tie together

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-malacia

A

softening

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-oid

A

like; resembling

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-porosis

A

abnormal condition of small holes

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-scope

A

measurement used to view

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-scopy

A

visual examination using scope

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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

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meta-

A

change; beyond

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syn-

A

together; with

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-al; -ic

A

pertaining to

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ATT PHYS

A

attending physician

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BP

A

blood pressure

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CRIF

A

closed reduction and internal fixation

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CT

A

computerized tomography

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CV

A

cardiovascular

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DJD

A

degenerative joint disorder

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GI

A

gastro intestinal

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L

A

left

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LBP

A

lower back pain

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LS

A

lumbosacral

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L5-S1

A

lumbar vertebrae 5 to sacral vertebrae 1

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mg

A

milligrams

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NSAIS

A

non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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ORIF

A

open reduction and internal fixation

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PO; p.o.

A

by mouth

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PRN, p.r.n.

A

as needed

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Q4H

A

every 4 hours

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RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

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R

A

right

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RF

A

rheumatoid fracture