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Mod 1B Med Terms
Mod 1B Medical Terminology List (DL)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THR | Total Hip Replacement |
| Fx | Fracture |
| DTR | Deep Tendon Reflex |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| I&D | Incision & drainage |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| AP | Anteroposterior (from the front to the back) |
| ORIF | Open reduction and internal fixation |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Astr- | Star |
| Intra- | Within |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Mal- | Bad; poor, abnormal |
| Contra- | Against; opposite |
| Supra- | Above; on top of |
| Anter/o | Front |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Viscer/o | Internal Organs |
| -Trophy | Growth; development |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow; spinal cord |
| Proxim/o | Near |
| Fasci/o | fascia (a band) |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Pil/o, Trich/o | Hair |
| Ten/o, Tendin/o | Tendon (to stretch) |
| Dorsiflexion | Movement in which the top of the foot is elevated with the toes pointing upward. |
| Bradykinesia | Extremely slow movement |
| Osteochondritis | Inflammation of bone and cartilage. |
| Contraction | Shortening or tightening of a muscle. |
| Intradermal | Within or between the layers of the skin. |
| Proximal | Toward the trunk of the body; nearest to the point of origin of the body part. |
| Arthralgia | Joint pain. |
| Dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin; caused by contact with an irritant. |
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body. |
| Pyoderma | A pus containing skin infection caused by bacteria. |
| Seborrhea | Excessive discharge of sebum (the oil produced by sebaceous glands) |
| Medial | Toward the midline of the body (pertaining to the middle). |
| Pronation | Moving the palm face down or toward the back; palms down. |
| Midsagittal | Dividing the body into equal halves |
| Paronychia | Inflammation of the fold of skin surrounding the fingernails. |
| Xeroderma | Excessive or abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin |
| Tenosynovitis | Inflammation of the tendon sheath. |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain |
| Furuncle | An inflamed hair follicle; a boil. |
| Fissure | Crack-like sore or groove in the skin. |
| Erythema | Redness of the skin such as blushing or a mild sunburn. |
| Cellulitis | Acute infection of the skin and subacuteneous tissue characterized by heat, redness, pain & swelling. |
| Gluteus Maximus | Buttock muscle; moves the thigh. |
| Trapezius | Triangular shaped muscle that extends across the back of the shoulder and back of the neck; connects the clavicle and scapula/moves the shoulder. |
| Supination | Moving the palms face up toward the front; palms up. |
| Plantar Flexion | Moving the foot in a downward position away from the leg; pointing the toes downward. |
| Sesamoid Bones | Small, irregular, round nodular bone in a tendon or joint. |
| Pectoralis Major | Chest muscle, large fan-shaped muscle that crosses the upper part of the chest, moves the arms; commonly called pecs. |
| Triceps | Located on the posterior surface of the humerous; movements include bending and extending the arms. |
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