Abbreviations
Suffixes
Prefixes
Combining Forms
Types of fractures
100

Abbreviation for Orthopedics

What is ortho

100

-algia

What is pain 

100

myo-

What is muscle 

100

oste/o

What is bone

100

closed

What is bone breaks but does not pierce the skin

200

Abbreviation for musculoskeletal

What is MSK

200

-asthenia

What is weakness

200

sarco-

What is flesh 

200

skelet/o

What is skeleton

200

Open

What is bone breaks and pierces the skin

300

Abbreviation for range of motion

What is ROM

300

-plasia

What is formation 

300
endo-

What is within

300

myel/o

What is bone marrow 

300

complete


What is bone is broken all the way through

400

Abbreviation for fracture 

What is Fx

400

-pathy

What is Disease

400

peri-

What is around

400

chondr/o

What is cartilage

400
transverse

What is straight across the bone

500

Abbreviation for osteoarthritis 

What is OA

500

-trophy

What is development

500

poly-

What is many

500

ten/o

What is tendon 

500

oblique

What is diagonal break

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