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joint
card/o
heart
duct/o
to lead; carry
electr/o
electricity
fasci/o
fibrous band
fibr/o
fiber
flex/o
to bend
kines/o
movement
lei/o
smooth
muscul/o
muscular
my/o
muscle
myocardi/o
heart muscle
neur/o
nerve
orth/o
straight
ped/o
child; foot
plant/o
sole of the foot
radi/o
X-Ray
rhabd/o
rod-shaped
sarc/o
flesh
son/o
sound
tax/o
order
ten/o
tendon
tens/o
stretch
ton/o
tone
vers/o
turn
a- an-
without; not
abd-
away
ad-
toward
bi-
two; both
brady-
slow
circum-
around
dorsi-
back
dys-
painful; difficult
e- ex-
out; away
hemi-
half
hyper-
above
in-
into
par-
near
quadri-
four
tachy-
fast
tri-
three
-al -ic -ar
pertaining to
-asthenia
weakness
-cele
hemia; protrusion
-ceps
heads
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
excision
-esthesia
sensation
-gram
image; record
-graphy
recording
-ia
condition
-ion
process; state
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown
-malacia
softening
-oma
tumor; mass
-paresis
weakness
-penia
deficiency
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia/ -ic
paralysis
-rhexis
rupture
-scope/ -scopy
viewing instrument
-tomy
incision
-tonia
tone; tension
-trophy
growth condition
amb
ambulate
CAT
computerized axial tomography
CFT
certified fitness trainer
c/o
complaining of
CPR
cardiopulmonary resucitation
CT
computerized tomography
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
DTR
deep tendon reflex
EMG
electromyogram
hx
history
h
hours
im
intramuscular
l
left
MD
muscular dystrophy
mg
milligrams
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
n/a
not applicable
NMA
nuclear medicine imaging
NSAID
non steroid anti inflammatory drug
OTC
over the counter
PCN
primary care physician
PFT
personal fitness trainer
PRN
as needed
pt.
patient
PT
physical therapy
Q2-Q3H
every 2-3 hours
Q8H
every 8 hours
R
right
RICE
rest; ice; compression; elevation
RBD
rhabdomyosarcoma
ROM
range of motion
wt
weight
y/o
years old
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