Health Sci - Skeletal System - Medterms
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a-, an-
not; without; no
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anti-
against
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meta-
change; beyond
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non-
not
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syn-
together; with
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act/o
extremities
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ankyl/o
crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
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arthr/o
joint
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brachi/o
arm
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burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
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carp/o
wrist
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cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of the uterus)
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chir/o
hand
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chondr/o
cartilage
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
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myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
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orth/o
straight
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oste/o
bone
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ped/o
foot; child
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pod/o
foot
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sacr/o
sacrum
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scoli/o
crooked; bent
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spondyl/o
spine
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synovi/o
lubricating fluid of joints
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tars/o
ankle
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ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o
tendon
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\-algia
pain
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\-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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\-desis
to bind
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\-malacia
softening
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\-oid
like; resembles
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\-penia
deficiency
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\-plasty
surgical repair
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\-porosis
porous, abnormal condition of small holes
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\-scope
instrument used to view
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\-scopy
visual examination using a scope
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ATT PHYS
attending physician
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BP
blood pressure
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CV
cardiovascular
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DJD
degenerative joint disease
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L
left
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LBP
lower back pain
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LS
lumbosacral
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L5-S1
lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1
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mg
milligram(s)
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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PO, p.o.
By mouth
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PRN, p.r.n
as needed
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R
right
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RA
rheumatoid arthritisRD
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RF
rheumatoid factor
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