Medical Terminology Unit 4: Skeletal System

amb

ambulate, ambulatory

ax

axillary

c/o

complains of

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

Fx

fracture

Hx

history

H&P or HxPx

history and physical

I & D

incision and drainage

IM

intramuscular

R with a circle around it

right

L (with a circle around it)

left

B (with a circle around it)

bilateral

OA

osteoarthritis

OTC

over the counter

OV

office visit

PK

pain killer

Pt or pt

patient

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

RICE

rest, ice, compression, elevation

R/O

rule out

ROM

range of motion

SOAP

subjective, objective, assessment, plan

Tx

therapy or treatment

W/C

wheelchair

WNL

within normal limits

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

ante-

before

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-blast

budding, building

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clast

To break, destructive cell

-cyte

cell

-desis

surgical union

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gen

to produce, origin

-graphy

process of making a picture or record

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition of

-itis

inflammation

-ium

pertaining to, structure

-malacia

abnormal softening

meta-

beyond

-oid

resembling

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-osis

any condition

-otomy

cut into, surgical incision

-ous

pertaining to

peri-

surrounding, around

-physis

growth

-poiesis

production, formation

poly-

many, excessive

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

process of viewing

-um

relating or pertaining to

ankyl/o

crooked, bent, stiff

arthr/o

joint

articul/o

joint, articulation

axilla

armpit

brachi/o

arm

burs/o

bursa (fluid filled sac)

calcane/o

calcaneus (heel)

carp/o

wrist

cervic/o

cervical spine, neck

chrondr/o

cartilage

colla

glue

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium (skull)

cubit/o

elbow

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

fibr/o

fiber

fibul/o

fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

hemat/o

blood

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

hy/o

U-shaped

ili/o

ilium, hip bone

kinesi/o

movement

kyph/o

hump

lamin/o

lamina, layer

ligament/o

to bind, ligament

lord/o

bent

lumb/o

lower back, lumbar

mandibul/o

lower jaw, mandible

menisc/o

meniscus, cartilage

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

orth/o

straight

osse/o

bone

oste/o

bone

patell/o

patella, kneecap

path/o

disease

ped-

foot or child

pelv/i

pelvis

phalang/o

fingers, toes

physi/o

function

por/o

pore, small opening

pub/o

pubis, pelvic bone