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Medical terminology
Chapters 4-6
Term | Definition |
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PT | Physical therapy |
NSAID | NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Fx | Fracture |
EMG | Electromyogram- A record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
RICE | Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation |
Ostalgia | Bone pain |
Spondylodynia | Vertebra pain |
Anklyosis | Joint stiffness |
Crepitation | A crackling sound heard in joints |
Atrophy | Underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
Myotasis | Stretching of a muscle |
Encephalopyosis | A pus-filled abscess in the brain |
Myelodysplasia | Defective formation of the spinal cord |
Gangliitis | Inflammation of a ganglion |
Neuroarthropathy | Disease of the joint associated with the nerves |
Paresthesia | Abnormal sensation (Usually numbness or tingling in the skin) |
Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva (AKA Pink Eye) |
Presbycusis | Loss of hearing in old age |
Salpingopharyngeal | Pertaining to the eustachian tubes and throat |
Rhinosalpingitis | Inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes |