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med term chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extremities |
| -rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o) | backward, behind |
| trip- | rub, friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding |
| mani- | madness |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling |
| dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | upon, above |
| hydro- | water |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| brady- | slow |
| -graphy | record, image |
| para- | beside, near |
| -tonia | tone, tension |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| -dynia | pain |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction |
| circum- | around |
| tax/o | coordination, order |
| my/o | muscle |
| plant/o | sole of foot |
| son/o | sound |
| orth/o | straight, normal |
| vers/o | turn, turning |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped |
| lei/o | smooth |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| articul/o | joint |
| breakdown of muscle tissue | myolysis |
| process of recording sound | sonogram |
| incision into the fibrous band around muscle | fasciotomy |
| protrusion of a muscle through a tear | myocele |
| duct/o | to lead, carry |
| fasci/o | fascia, fibrous band |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| tens/o | stretched, strained |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -ceps | heads (attachments) |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| hx | history |
| DMD | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| Bx | biopsy |
| NMI | nuclear medicine imaging |
| amb | ambulate, walk |
| hs | half strength; bedtime |
| ROM | range of motion |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex |
| hypertrophy | excessive development |
| dystaxic | lack of coordination |
| bilateral | both sides |
| passive ROM | ROM that is achieved when an outside force (such as a therapist or a CPM machine) exclusively causes movement of a joint |
| nursing staff assists the patient to complete the ROM exercise | assisted range of motion |
| permanently contracted state of a muscle | contractures |
| other name for skeletal muscle | |
| skeletal muscle fibers are held together with | fascia |
| other name for smooth muscle | visceral |
| where muscle attaches to a bone that does not move when the muscle contracts | origin |
| a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone | tendon |
| ability of a skeletal muscle to contract | contractility |
| The ability of a skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulse is known as ____. | excitability |
| involuntary movement of smooth muscles | peristalsis |
| ability of a muscle to contract without the involvement of nerves | automaticity |
| point of attachment of a muscle to a bone that moves during muscular contraction | insertion |
| ability of a skeletal muscle to be stretched | extensibility |
| ability of skeletal muscle to return to original resting length | elasticity |
| band of fibrous tissue that connects a bone to another bone | ligament |
| movement of a body part away from the midline | abduction |
| movement of a body part toward the midline | adduction |
| turning inward of the sole of the foot | inversion |
| turning outward of the sole of the foot | eversion |
| elevation | raising of a body part |
| lowering of a body part | depression |
| movement of two body surfaces toward each other, as in the act of bending | flexion |
| straightening of a limb after it has been flexed | extension |
| act of bending a joint or limb beyond normal extension or range of motion | hyperextension |
| movement of the sole of the foot upward (flexed toward the lower leg) | dorsiflexion |
| Motion of the plantar surface (sole of the foot) away from the midline of the body. | plantar flexion |
| movement of a body part around its longitudinal axis (lengthwise) | rotation |
| rotational movement medially, or toward the midline of the body | medial (internal) rotation |
| rotational movement laterally, or away from midline | lateral (external) rotation |
| rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face upward | supination |
| rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face downward | pronation |
| rotation of an arm or leg as if drawing a circle | circumduction |
| forehead muscle | frontalis |
| muscle in the upper back and neck | Trapezius |
| external shoulder muscle | deltoid |
| chest muscle | pectoralis major |
| posterior upper arm muscle | triceps brachii |
| anterior upper arm muscle | biceps brachii |
| mid back and lower spine muscle | latissimus dorsi |
| muscles in the ribs to cubic bones | abdominal |
| mediac muscle of the buttocks; outer surface of pelvis | gluteus medius |
| outer muscle of buttocks | gluteus maximus |
| anterior thigh muscle (crosses thigh obliquely) | Sartorius |
| posterior thigh muscle | biceps femoris (hamstring) |
| anterior thigh muscle | rectus femoris (quadricep) |
| prominent muscle in posterior calf | gastrocnemius |
| anterior lower leg muscle | tibialis anterior |
| ATT PHYS | attending physician |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| LBP | lower back pain |
| LS | lumbosacral |
| L5-S1 | lumbar vertebra 5 to sacral vertebra 1 |
| PO | by mouth |
| PRN | as needed |
| Q4H | every 4 hours |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| pain in a tendon | tenalgia |
| inflammation of a muscle | myositis |
| muscle pain | myalgia, myodynia |
| loss of muscle tone | hypotonia |
| muscle stiffness | rigidity |
| softening of a muscle | myomalacia |
| stretching or tearing of a ligament | sprain |
| loss of muscle mass due to aging | sarcopenia |
| stretching or tearing of a muscle | strain |
| convulsive muscular contraction | spasm |
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