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Abbreviations
Prefix
Suffix
Term
Anatomy
100
This abbreviation is often confused with that for Physical Therapy
What is pt for patient
100
Water
What is hydro
100
repair
What is plasty
100
water therapy
What is hydrotherapy
100
Extends and adducts the lower arm
What is Triceps brachii
200
Immediately
What is stat
200
Cancer
What is onco
200
prevention, protection
What is phylaxis
200
surgical repair of a muscle
What is myoplasty
200
A severe tightening of a flexor muscle resulting in the bending of a joint
What is contracture
300
Twice daily
What is BID
300
heat
What is thermo
300
control, constant
What is stasis
300
motion therapy, movement therapy
What is kinesiotherapy
300
Group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy
What is muscular dystrophy
400
Walk
What is amb
400
muscle
What is myo
400
tumor
What is oma
400
excess growth
What is hypertrophy
400
Turning a body part downward. Example wrist turned with palm down
What is pronation
500
This abbreviation is for a medication some take for a headache or to prevent heart attack or stroke
What is ASA or aspirin
500
motion
What is kinesio
500
to cut
What is cise
500
To make a cut into
What is incision
500
Allows a muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched
What is elasticity