Abbreviations
Abbreviation for Orthopedics
What is ortho
-algia
What is pain
myo-
What is muscle
oste/o
What is bone
closed
What is bone breaks but does not pierce the skin
Abbreviation for musculoskeletal
What is MSK
-asthenia
What is weakness
sarco-
What is flesh
skelet/o
What is skeleton
Open
What is bone breaks and pierces the skin
Abbreviation for range of motion
What is ROM
-plasia
What is formation
What is within
myel/o
What is bone marrow
complete
What is bone is broken all the way through
Abbreviation for fracture
What is Fx
-pathy
What is Disease
peri-
What is around
chondr/o
What is cartilage
What is straight across the bone
Abbreviation for osteoarthritis
What is OA
-trophy
What is development
poly-
What is many
ten/o
What is tendon
oblique
What is diagonal break