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Mod G
Unit #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cac- | bad |
| diea- | through |
| trans- | across, through |
| anter/o | before |
| super-, super/o | above |
| proxim/o | near |
| inguin/o | groin |
| cervic/o | neck |
| exacerbat/o | aggravate |
| end-, endo | within, inner |
| cut-, cutane/o | skin |
| poser/o | back |
| infer/o | below |
| dist/o | away from |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| sacro/o | sacrum |
| therm/o | heat |
| tract/o | pathway |
| -exia, exis | cut out |
| massage | rubbing |
| caudal | towards the feet |
| cephalic | head |
| transcutaneous | any medical procedure that is performed through the skin |
| electrode | the pads that transverse the electrical current between two poles |
| contiguous placement | placement of electrodes along side an area of pain |
| endorphins | a painkilling substance |
| cachexia | state of ill health, malnutrition, and easting away |
| diathermy | therapeutic use of a high-frequency current to generate heat within some part of the body |
| traction | processof pulling |
| countertraction | the force opposing traction |
| intermitttent traction | traction being applied in intervals |
| exacerbation | worsening of condition |
| lumbosacral | lower back |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| hydrotherapy | therapeutic usage of water |
| buoyant | float |
| anterior | before, in front of |
| posterior | pertaining to the back of the body |
| superior | toward the head |
| inferior | below, towards the feet |
| proximal | near the midline of point of orgin of the body |
| distal | fathest from the point of origin of a body part |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin area |
| lumbar | pertaining to the right & left regions of the middle sections of the abdomen |