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Bonewit Chapt 7
Physical Agents / Tissue Healing (Allysa Jasper)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambulation | walking or moving from one place to another |
| ambulatory | able to walk as opposed to being confined to bed or a wheelchair |
| brace | an orthopedic devic used to support and hold a part of the body in the correct postion to allow functioning and healing |
| compress | a soft, moist, absorbent cloth that is folded in several layers and applied to a part of the body in the local application of heat and cold |
| edema | the retention of fluid n the tissues, resulting in swelling |
| erythema | reddening of the skin cause by dilation of superficial blood vessels in the skin |
| exudate | a discharge produced by the body's tissues |
| long arm cast | a cast the extends from the axilla to the fngers of the hand, usyally with a ben din the elbow |
| long leg cast | a cast the extends from the midthigh to the toes |
| maceration | the softening and breaking down of the skin as a result of prolonged exposure to moisture |
| orthopedist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis & treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles & nerves) |
| short arm cast | a cast the extends from below the elbow to the fingers |
| short leg cast | a cast that begins just below the knee and extends to the toes |
| soak | the direct immersion of a body part in water or a medicated soultion |
| splint | an orthopedic device used to support and immobilized a part of the body |
| sprain | trauma to a joint that cause injury to the ligaments |
| strain | an overstretching of a muscule caused by trauma |
| suppuration | the process of pus formation |