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musculoskeletal abbreviations, acronyms and eponyms.
19 abbreviations, acronyms and eponyms
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Undergraduate 1
08/08/2025

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BDT

Definition

 

 

 

 

Bone Density Testing

Term

 

 

 

 

CTS

Definition

 

 

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Term

 

 

 

EMG

Definition

 

 

 

 

Electromyography

Term

 

 

 

 

MD

Definition

 

 

 

 

Muscular Dystrophy

Term

 

 

 

MG

Definition

 

 

 

 

Myasthenia Gravis

Term

 

 

 

OA

Definition

 

 

 

Osteoarthritis 

Term

 

 

 

OP

Definition

 

 

 

Osteoporosis

Term

 

 

 

OT

Definition

 

 

 

Occupational Therapy

Term

 

 

 

PKR

Definition

 

 

 

 

Partial knee replacement

Term

 

 

PMR

Definition

 

 

 

 

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Term

 

 

 

 

RA

Definition

 

 

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Term

 

 

 

 

ROM

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Range of motion 

Term

 

 

 

RSD

Definition

 

 

 

Repetitive stress disorder

Term

 

 

 

 

THR

Definition

 

 

 

 

Total hip replacement

Term

 

 

 

 

TKR

Definition

 

 

 

 

Total knee replacement 

Term

 

 

 

 

Achilles Tendon

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Achilles, a hero of Greek mythology

Term

 

 

 

 

Paget's Disease of Bone

Definition

 

 

 

 

Sir James Paget, a British surgeon

Term

 

 

 

Baker's Cyst

Definition

 

 

 

 

William Morrant Baker, a British surgeon

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Erb's Palsy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Wilhelm Heinrich Erd, a German neurologist.

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