Range of motion is abbreviated as?

• A. Range of Motion
• B. Mobility
• C. Movement
• D. Flexibility

Answer: (A)

The term being tested is the standard medical abbreviation ROM, which stands for Range of Motion. This shorthand is used in clinical practice to describe how far a joint can move through its available angles, often recorded in degrees with a goniometer. That’s why ROM is the best answer: it’s the conventional way clinicians write and speak about a joint’s movement capacity.

Mobility, movement, and flexibility are related ideas, but they describe broader or different concepts. Mobility refers to the overall capacity to move within the environment; movement is the act of moving; flexibility focuses on the ability of muscles and soft tissues to stretch. None of these are the official abbreviation for Range of Motion.