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adip/o
fatty
Cutan/o
skin
Dermat/o, derm/o
skin
Hidr/o
sweat
Ichthy/o
fish, scaly
Kerat/o
horny tissue
Lip/o
fatty
Melan/o
black, very dark
Myc/o
fungus
Onych/o
nail
Pil/o
hair
Seb/o
sebum, sebaceous gland
Steat/o
fat
Trich/o
hair
Xanth/o
yellow
Xer/o
dry
BSA
body surface area
bx, BX, Bx
biopsy
Derm
dermatology
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus/disease
HSV
herpes simplex virus
I&D
incision and drainage
ID
infectious disease
oint
ointment
PPD
purified protein derivative
staph
staphylococcus
STI
sexually transmitted infections
strep
streptococcus
TB
tuberculosis
ankyl/o
bent, crooked
Arthr/o
joint
Brachi/o
arm
Burs/o
bursa
Calcane/o
heel
Calci/o
calcium
Carp/o
wrist
Cephal/o
head
Cervic/o
neck
Chondr/o
cartilage
Condyl/o
knob, knuckle
Cost/o
rib
Crani/o
skull, cranium
Dactyl/o
fingers, toes
Fasci/o
fascia
Femor/o
femur
Fibr/o
fiber
Hume/o
humerus
ili/o
ilium
Ischi/o
ischium
Kyph/o
hump, bent
Lamin/o
lamina
Leiomy/o
smooth muscle
Lumb/o
lumbar
Maxill/o
upper jaw
Metacarp/o
metacarpal
My/o
muscle
Myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
Oste/o
bone
Patell/o
patella
Ped/i, ped/o
foot
Pelv/o
pelvis
Phalang/o
finger or toe bone
Pod/o
foot
Pub/o
pubes
Rachi/o
spine
Radi/o
forearm bone
Rhabd/o
rod
Rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
Scapul/o
scapula
Scoli/o
curved
Spondyl/o
vertebrae
Stern/o
sternum
Synov/o
synovial membrane
Tars/o
tarsus
Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
Thorac/o
thorax
Tibi/o
tibia
Uln/o
ulna
Vertebr/o
vertebra
AKA
above the knee amputee
AROM
active range of motion
BKA
below the knee amputee
C1, C2…
first, second…. Cervical vertebrae
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
D.O.
doctor of osteopathy
EMG
electromyogram
Fx
fracture
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti
PROM
passive range of motion
ROM
range of motion
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
Cerebell/o
cerebellum
Cerebr/o, cerebr/o
cerebrum
Encephal/o
brain
Gangli/o
ganglion
Gli/o
neurology
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
neur/o, neur/i
nerve
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