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articul/o

joint

card/o, cardi/o

heart

duct/o

to lead; to carry

electr/o

electricity

fasci/o

fibrous band; fascia

fibr/o

fiber

flex/o

to bend

kines/o, kinesi/o

movement

lei/o

smooth

muscul/o

muscle

my/o, myos/o

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

neur/o

nerve

orth/o

straight; normal

ped/o

child; foot

plant/o

sole of the foot

radi/o

X-rays

rhabd/o

rod-shaped

sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

son/o

sound

tax/o

coordination; order

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

tendon

tens/o

stretched; strained

ton/o

tone; tension

vers/o

turn; turning

a-, an-

not; without

ab-

away; away from

ad-

toward

bi-

two; both

brady-

slow

circum-

around

dorsi-

back

dys-

painful; difficult

e-, ex-

out; away from

hemi-

half

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

in-

in; into; not

par-, para-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

quadri-

four

tachy-

fast

tri-

three

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

hernia; swelling; protrusion

-ceps

heads (attachments)

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

-esthesia

sensation

-gram

record; image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ion

process; state; condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown; separation; loosening

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor; mass

-paresis

weakness

-penia

deficiency

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-plegic

pertaining to paralysis

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

visual examination using a scope

-tomy

process of cutting; incision

-tonia

tone; tension

-trophy

condition of growth or development

amb

ambulate (walk)

CAT

computerized axial tomography

CFT

certified fitness trainer

c/o

complains of; complaining of

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CT

computed tomography; computerized tomography

CTS

carpal tunnel syndrome

DMD

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

DTR

deep tendon reflex

EMG

electromyogram

h

hour(s)

Hx, hx

history

IM

intramuscular

L

left

MD

muscular dystrophy

mg

milligram(s)

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

N/A

not applicable

NMI

nuclear medicine imaging

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

OTC

over-the-counter

PCN

penicillin

PCP

primary care physician

PT

physical therapy

Q2-3H

every two or three hours

PFT

pulmonary function test

PRN, p.r.n.

as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)

Pt, pt.

patient

Q8H

every eight hours (from the Latin quae octava hora)

R

right