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Mod G
Unit #2
Term | Definition |
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ecchym/o | blueish |
erythem/o | redness |
edem-, edemat/o | swellin |
lumb/o | loin, lower |
hydr/o, hydr/a | water |
cry/o | cold |
therap/o, therapeut/o | treatment or tx |
electro/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
graph | record; write |
bp, b/p | blood pressure |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
H2O | water |
Noc | night |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
P | pulse |
T | temperature |
bid | twice a day |
qid | four times daily |
tid | three times daily |
CAT scan (comupter axial tomography) | series of computer generated cross section of a structure or organ |
lumbar puncture | spine tap |
EEG (electroencephalograph) | used to measure electricity activity of the brain |
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | detects abnormalities in white or gray area (cancer) |
patellar reflex | knee-jerk reflex |
hydrocollator | container for hot packs |
ecchymosis | bruising |
edema | swelling |
erythema | redness over the skin |
spasticity | contraction of muscless causin stiff & awkward movements |
cryotherapy | therapeutic use of cold |
fomentation | hot, wet application |
contraindications | inappropriateness of a treatment |
ultrasound therapy | deep heating treatment using ultrasound waves |
exudates | cellular debris |
electro-neuro stimulation | electrical charge to the nerves to stimulate mobility |
galvanic | direct current |
denervated | nerve supply is blocked or cut off |
degeneration | deterioration |
bipolar | two poles in electrotherapeutic |
inslator | the transmission of electricity |