Health Sci - Skeletal System - Medterms

a-, an-

not; without; no

anti-

against

meta-

change; beyond

non-

not

syn-

together; with

act/o

extremities

ankyl/o

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

arthr/o

joint

brachi/o

arm

burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

carp/o

wrist

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of the uterus)

chir/o

hand

chondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

ped/o

foot; child

pod/o

foot

sacr/o

sacrum

scoli/o

crooked; bent

spondyl/o

spine

synovi/o

lubricating fluid of joints

tars/o

ankle

ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o

tendon

\-algia

pain

\-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

\-desis

to bind

\-malacia

softening

\-oid

like; resembles

\-penia

deficiency

\-plasty

surgical repair

\-porosis

porous, abnormal condition of small holes

\-scope

instrument used to view

\-scopy

visual examination using a scope

ATT PHYS

attending physician

BP

blood pressure

CV

cardiovascular

DJD

degenerative joint disease

L

left

LBP

lower back pain

LS

lumbosacral

L5-S1

lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1

mg

milligram(s)

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

PO, p.o.

By mouth

PRN, p.r.n

as needed

R

right

RA

rheumatoid arthritisRD

RF

rheumatoid factor