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Radiology Chapter 10
Musculoskeletal System
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07/09/2010
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Term
ACL
 Definition
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Term
acromi/o
 Definition
acromion (projection of scapula)
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward
Term
AE
 Definition
Above the Elbow
Term
AK
 Definition
Above the Knee
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffness, bent, crooked
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility
Term
BE
 Definition
Barium Enema, Below the Elbow
Term
BK
 Definition
Below the Knee
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic cell
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
C1, C2, etc.
 Definition
First Cervical Vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on
Term
Ca
 Definition
calcium, cancer
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneum (heel bone)
Term
carp/o
 Definition
carpus (wrist bone)
Term
CDH
 Definition
Congenital Dislocation of the Hip
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
-clasia
 Definition
to break, surgical fracture
Term
-clast
 Definition
to break
Term
clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx (tail bone)
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
CTS
 Definition
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Term
-cure
 Definition
?
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers, toes
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Term
DEXA
 Definition
Dual Energy X-ray absorptiometry
Term
DJD
 Definition
Degenerative Joint Disease
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
dys-
 Definition
Bad, painful, difficult
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
EMG
 Definition
Electromyography
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
Term
Fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
HD
 Definition
Hemodialysis, Hip Disarticulation, Hearing Distance
Term
HNP
 Definition
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (herniated disk)
Term
HP
 Definition
Hemipelvectomy
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerous (upper arm bone)
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medicine, treatment
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
Term
IM
 Definition
Intramuscular, infectious Mononucleosis
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
IS
 Definition
Intracostal Space
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
IV
 Definition
Intravenous
Term
KD
 Definition
Knee Disarticulaton
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
humpback
Term
L1, L2, etc.
 Definition
First Lumbar Vertebra, Second Lumbar Vertebra, and so on
Term
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
Term
leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth muscle (visceral)
Term
lord/o
 Definition
curvy, swayback
Term
LS
 Definition
Lumbosacral Spine
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
loins (lower back)
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpus (hand bones)
Term
metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsus (foot bones)
Term
-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
MG
 Definition
Myasthenia Gravis
Term
MRI
 Definition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Term
MS
 Definition
Mitral Stenosis, Musculoskeletal, Multiple Sclerosis, Mental Status, Magnesium Sulfate
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
Term
NSAIDs
 Definition
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammitory Drugs
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
ORTH
 Definition
Orthopedics
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
P
 Definition
Phosphorus, Pulse
Term
patell/o
 Definition
patella (knee cap)
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
PCL
 Definition
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Term
ped/i
 Definition
foot, child
Term
ped/o
 Definition
foot, child
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
Term
-physis
 Definition
growth
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
pod/o
 Definition
foot
Term
-porosis
 Definition
porous
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, downward displacement
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone)
Term
RA
 Definition
Right Atrium
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
Term
RF
 Definition
Rheumatoid Factor, Radio Frequency
Term
rhabd/o
 Definition
Rod-shaped (striated)
Term
rhabdomy/o
 Definition
Rod-shaped (striated) muscle
Term
ROM
 Definition
Range Of Motion
Term
scapul/o
 Definition
scapula (shoulder blade)
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent
Term
-scopy
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
SD
 Definition
Shoulder Disarticulation
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae (back bone)
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, excessive, superior
Term
syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined
Term
synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
Term
ten/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tend/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
THA
 Definition
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
THR
 Definition
Total Hip Replacement
Term
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia (larger bone of lower leg)
Term
TKA
 Definition
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Term
TKR
 Definition
Total Knee Replacement
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae
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