Word Parts+ Abbreviations
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| articul/o | joint
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| card/o, cardi/o | heart
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| duct/o | to lead; to carry
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| electr/o | electricity
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| fasci/o | fibrous band; fascia
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| fibr/o | fiber
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| flex/o | to bend
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| kines/o, kinesi/o | movement
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| lei/o | smooth
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| muscul/o | muscle
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| my/o, myos/o | muscle
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| myocardi/o | heart muscle
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| neur/o | nerve
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| orth/o | Straight; normal
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| ped/o | child; foot
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| plant/o | sole of the foot
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| radio | X-rays
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| rhabd/o | rod-shaped
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| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue
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| son/o | sound
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| tax/o | coordination; order
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| ten/o, tendin/o,,tendon/o | tendon
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| tens/o | Stretched; strained
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| ton/o | tone; tension
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| vers/o | turn; turning
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| a-, an- | not; without
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| ab- | away, away from
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| ad- | toward
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| bi- | two; both
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| brady- | slow
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| circum- | around
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| dorsi- | back
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| dys- | painful; difficult
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| e-, ex- | out; away from
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| hemi- | half
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| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive
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| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient
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| in- | in; into; not
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| par-, para- | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
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| quadri- | four
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| tachy- | fast
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| tri- | three
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| -ac, -al, -ar, -ic | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| -asthenia | weakness
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| -cele | hernia; swelling; protrusion
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| -ceps | heads (attachments)
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision
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| -esthesia | sensation
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| gram | record; image
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| graphy | process of recording
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| -ia | condition
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| -ion | process; state; condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logy | study of
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| -lysis | breakdown; separation; loosening
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| -malacia | softening
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| -oma | tumor; mass
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| -paresis | weakness
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -plegic | pertaining to paralysis
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -scope | instrument used to view
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| -scopy | visual examination using a scope
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| -tomy | process of cutting; incision
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| -tonia | tone; tension
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| -trophy | condition of growth or development
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| amb | ambulate (walk)
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| CAT | computerized axial tomography
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| CFT | certified fitness trainer
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| c/o | complains of;
complaining of
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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| CT | computed tomography; computerized tomography
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| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome
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| DMD | Duchenne
muscular
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| DTR | deep tendon reflex
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| EMG | electromyogram
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| h | hour(s)
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| Hx, hx | history
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| IM | intramuscular
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| L | Left
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| MD | muscular dystrophy
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| mg | milligrams)
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| N/A | not applicable
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| NMI | nuclear medicine imaging
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| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drug
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| OTC | over-the-counter
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| PCN | penicillin
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| PCP | primary care physician
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| PFT | personal fitness trainer
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| PRN, p.r.n. | as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
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| Pt, pt. | patient
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| PT | physical therapy
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| Q2-3H | every two or three hours
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| Q8H | every eight hours (from the Latin quaque octava hora)
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| R | Right
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| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation
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| RMS | rhabdomyosarcoma
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| ROM | range of motion
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| wt | Weight
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| y/o | years old; year-old
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