Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Medical Abbreviations
Medical abbreviations
41
Medical
Not Applicable
01/27/2014

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
ant
Definition
Anterior. Pertaining to the front.
Term
AP
Definition
Anteroposterior. From front to back
Term
CT
Definition
Computed Tomography.
Term
inf
Definition
Inferior. Pertaining to downward.
Term
lat
Definition
Lateral. Pertaining to the side.
Term
LLQ
Definition
Left Lower Quadrant
Term
LUQ
Definition
Left Upper Quadrant
Term
PA
Definition
Posteroanterior. From back to front.
Term
PET
Definition
Positron Emission Tomography
Term
pos
Definition
Posterior. Pertaining to back
Term
RLQ
Definition
Right Lower Quadrant
Term
sup
Definition
Superior. Pertaining to upward.
Term
A
Definition
Action. Function of a muscle
Term
C1-C7
Definition
Cervical vertebrae
Term
CR
Definition
Closed Reduction. non-invasive alignment and immobilization of broken bones.
Term
CREF
Definition
Closed Reduction External Fixation.
Term
CTS
Definition
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. compression of medial nerve at the wrist.
Term
DEXA or DXA
Definition
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. measures bone density at hip and spine.
Term
DIP
Definition
Distal Interphalangeal Joint
Term
DJD
Definition
Degenerative Joint Disease.
Aka. osteoarthritis
Term
EF
Definition
External Fixation.
Term
EMG
Definition
Electromyography. Recording of electrical muscle activity.
Term
Fx, #
Definition
Fracture
Term
I
Definition
Insertion. Bone that does move at the end of muscle attachment farthest from the trunk.
Term
L1-L5
Definition
Lumbar vertebrae
Term
MD
Definition
Muscular Dystrophy. Group of disorders. Inherited progressive atrophy of muscle w/o neural involvement
Term
MRI
Definition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Term
MS
Definition
Musculoskeletal
Term
NSAIDs
Definition
Non-Steroidal antiinflammatory drugs
Term
O
Definition
Origin. Bone at the end of muscle attachment nearest to trunk and doesn't move.
Term
OA
Definition
Osteoarthritis. Articular cartilage degeneration and wearing down of bone edges at a joint
Term
OR
Definition
Open Reduction. requires incision to realign/immobilize a broken bone.
Term
ORIF
Definition
Open Reduction Internal Fixation
Term
PIP
Definition
Proximal interphalangeal joint
Term
RA
Definition
rheumatoid Arthritis. Inflammatory joint disease
Term
RF
Definition
Rheumatoid factor.
Term
ROM
Definition
Range of Motion
Term
S1-S5
Definition
Sacral vertebrae. Fused.
Term
T1-T12
Definition
Thoracic vertebrae
Term
THR
Definition
Total Hip Replacement
Term
TKR
Definition
Total Knee Replacement
Supporting users have an ad free experience!