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MEDICAL107-WEEK 4 JUANITA
musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms
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08/24/2025

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ACL
Definition
ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
Term
BKA
Definition
BELOW MOVEMENT AMPUTATION, SUGIRCAL PROCEDURE
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CTS
Definition
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, CONDITION OF THE WRIST
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DEXA/DXA
Definition
DUAL ENERGY XRAY ABSORPIOMETRY, A SCAN TO MEASURE BONE MINEAL DENSITY
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DJD
Definition
DEGENERATIVE JOING DISEASE, OSTEOARTHRITIS
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FX
Definition
FRACTURE, BROKEN BONE
Term
HNP
Definition
HERNIATED NUCLEUS PULPOSUS, HERINATED DISK
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NSAID
Definition
NONSTERIODAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG, A CLASS OF MEDICATION
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OA
Definition
OSTEOARTHRITIS, A TYPE OF ARTHRITIS
Term
PT
Definition
PHYSICAL THERAPY, TYPE OF TREAMENT
Term
RA
Definition
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, AN AUTIMUNE DISEASE AFFECTING THE JOINTS
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RICE
Definition
REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, AND ELEVATION, FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR SPRAINS AND STRAINS
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ROM
Definition
RANGE OF MOTION, THE EXTENT OF MOVEMENT IN A JOINT
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THA
Definition
TOTAL HIP ARTHOPLASTY, HIP REPLACEMENT
Term
COLLE'S FRACTURE
Definition
A FRACUTURE OF THE DISTAL RADIUS (FOREAM BONE) NEAR WRIST
Term
MONTEGGIA  FRACTURE
Definition
A fracture of the proximal ulna (forearm bone) with a dislocation of the head of the radius at the elbow.
Term
OSGOOD-SCHLATTER DISEASE
Definition

 

A condition causing pain and swelling below the knee in growing adolescents.

Term
POTT'S FRACTURE
Definition
A BIMALLEOLAR ANKLE FRACTURE
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ORIF
Definition
OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION, SURGICAL PROCEDURE FO FRACTURES.
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