Abbreviations
CTS
the abbreviation for CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
EPI-
means upon
-PHYSIS
means growth
DERMAT/O
The word root for SKIN
NEPHROMEGALY
means enlargement of the KIDNEY
FX
the abbreviation for FRACTURE
SUPRA-
means above
-LYSIS
means loosening dissolution or separating
ONYCH/O
The word root for NAIL
PACHYDERMA
means thickening of the SKIN
I & D
The medical abbreviation for INCISION & DRAINAGE
BRADY-
means slow
-DESIS
means surgical fixation, or fusion
COST/O
The word root for RIB
CICATRIX
means SCAR
RA
The abbreviation for RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
TACHY-
means rapid or fast
-PTOSIS
means drooping, sagging or prolapse
CYST/O
The word root for BLADDER
OSTEOMALACIA
means softening of the BONE
HD
The abbreviation for HEMODIALYSIS
HEMI-
means half
-CLAST
means something that breaks or destroys
RHYTID/O
The word root for WRINKLES
LITHOTRIPSY
means surgical crushing of a STONE