Medical terminology exam 2

ACL

Anterior Cruciate ligament

AKA

Above the knee amputation

BKA

Below the Knee amputation

CREF

Closed reduction external fixation

CRIF

Closed reduction internal fixation

CTR

Carpal tunnel release

CTR

carpal tunnel syndrome

IM

Intramedullary rodding

ORIF

open reduction internal fixation

TKR

Total Knee replacement

THR

Total hip replacement

bil

bilateral

C-arm

Fluroscopic machine

CT scan

Computed tomography Scan

fx

fracture

fluoro

fluoroscopy

MD

muscular dystrophy

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

PIP

proximal interphalangeal joint

CA

carcinoma

SCCA

squamous cell carcinoma

BCCA

basal cell carcinoma

STSG

split thickness skin graft

FTSG

full thickness skin graft

FS

frozen section

I&D

incision and drainage

TRAM

transverse rectius abdominis myocutaneous flap

TB

tuberculosis

IM

intramuscular

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

GB

gallbladder

GERD

Gastrointestinal reflux disease

GI

gastrointestinal

IBS

irritable bowel syndrome

MMF

Maxillomandibular fixation (wiring the mouth shut)

CBDE

common bile duct exploration

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholandiopancreatography

Exc.

excision

IOC

intraoperative cholangiogram

PEG

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Lap

laparotomy/ laparoscopy

Lap chole

laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Exp. Lap

exploratory laparotomy

AP resection

abdominoperineal resection

Abd.

abdomen

Artho/o

joint

Burs/o

sac of fluid near joint

chondr/o

cartilage

Erg/o

work

Kin/o, Kinesi/o

movement

muscul/o

muscle

MY/O

Muscle

Myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

Oste/o

bone

synov/i

synovial fluid, joint, or membrane

ten/o, tendin/o

tendon

ton/o

tone, pressure

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

hidr/o

sweat, perspiration

kerat/o

keratin, horny layer of skin

melan/o

dark, black, melanin

onych/p

nail

seb/o

sebum, sebacous gland

trich/o

hair

bucc/o

cheek

chol/e, chol/o

bile, gall

cholangi/o

bile duct

cholescyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

enter/o

intestine

gastr/o

stomach

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

labi/o

lip

or/o, stoma, stomat/o

mouth

proct/o

rectum

sial/o

saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

uvul/o

uvula