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Rotation
The medical term for turning the palm foward, as applied to the hand is ,,,
Supination
The medical term for a decrease in size or wasting is...
Atrophy
The medical term for straightening of a body part is...
Extension
The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...
PPBS
The medical term for moving a body part away from the body is...
Abduction
The medical erm for bending a body part is...
Flexion
The medical term for turning the palm backward is
Pronation
The medical term for bending backward is...
Dorsiflexion
The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...
Contracture
The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is...
Adduction
The abbreviation for laboratory is...
lab
The abbreviation for discontinue is
d/c
The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is
hs
The abbreviation for above or high is
hyper
The abbreviation for hour is
hr or h
The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is