a- 

absence of, without

ab-

away from

ad- 

towards

brady- 

slow

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal, labored

hyper-

above, excessive

algia

pain

ar

pertaining to

asthenia

lack of strength

blast

embryonic or immature cell

clast

to break

desis

to bind, tie together

emia

blood condition

ion

process

listhesis

slipping

malacia

softening 

oma

tumor, mass, fluid collection,

ous

pertaining to

penia

physis

to grow

plasty

surgical repair

porosis

pore, passage

stenosis

narrowing

tome

instrument to cut

nourishment, development (condition of)

um

structure, tissue, thing

us 

structure, thing

ACL

anterior cruciate ligament (of the knee)

activities of daily living (dressing, bathing, feeding, toileting)

AKA

above the knee amputation

BKA

below knee amputation

carpal tunnel syndrome

DXA

dual x-ray absorptiometry

DJD

degenerative joint disease

EMG

electromyography

Fx

fracture

LBP

low back pain

Mets

metastasis

ORIF

open reduction internal fixation

PT

RA

RICE

rest ice compression elevation

ROM

range of motion

sacroiliac joint

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

TKR

TMJ

temporomandibular joint

PT