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Treatments/Therapies
Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Analgesic | Drug that relieves pain |
| Antiarthritic | Drug that opposes joint inflammation |
| Anti-inflammatory | Drug that opposes inflammation |
| Antipyretic | Drug that opposes fever |
| Public Health | |
| Orthotics | Device that aids the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body |
| Prosthesis | Device that is added to replace a missing part or lost function |
| Procedures for Bones | |
| Carpectomy | Removal of all or part of the wrist |
| Costectomy | Removal of a rib |
| Craniectomy | Removal of portion of the skull |
| Craniotomy | Removal of portion of the skull |
| External Fixation | Fixation of a fractured bone from the outside |
| Internal Fixation | Fixation of fractured bone from the outside |
| Closed Reduction | Returning bone to their proper position without the use of surgery |
| Open Reduction | Returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery |
| Metacarpectomy | Removal of bone in hand |
| Ostectomy | Bone removal |
| Osetoclasia | Surgical breaking of a bone |
| Osteoplasty | Reconstruction of a bone |
| Osteotomy | Incision into bone |
| Spondylosyndesis | Fusing together of multiple vertebrae |
| Sternotomy | Incision into sternum |
| Tarsectomy | Removal of all or portion of the ankle |
| Tarsoclasia | Surgical fracture of the ankle |
| Procedure for Joints | |
| Arthrectomy | Removal of a joint |
| Arthroclasia | Therapeutic breaking of a joint to allow for increased mobility |
| Arthrodesis | Surgical fixation of a joint |
| Arthrolysis | Loosening of a joint |
| Athroplasty | Reconstruction of a joint |
| Arthrotomy | Incision into a joint |
| Bursectomy | Removal of the bursa |
| Bursotomy | Incision into the bursa |
| Chondroectomy | Removal of cartilage |
| Chondroplasty | Reconstruction of cartalige |
| Procedures for muscles | |
| Fasciectomy | Removal of fascia |
| Fasciodesis | Surgical fixation of fascia |
| Fascioplasty | Reconstruction of fascia |
| Fasciorraphy | Suturing of fascia |
| Fasciotomy | Incision into fascia |
| Myectomy | Removal of muscle |
| Myodesis | Binding of muscle |
| Myomectomy | Removal of muscle tumor |
| Myoplasty | Reconstruction of muscle |
| Myorraphy | Muscle suture |
| Myotomy | Incision into muscle |
| Tendectomy | Tendon removal |
| Tendoplasty | Reconstruction of a tendon |
| Tenodesis | Binding of a tendon |
| Tenolysis | Freeing/loosening a tendon |
| Tenonectomy | Removal of a tendon |
| Tenoplasty | Reconstruction of a tendon |
| Tenorraphy | Suture of a tendon |
| Tenotomy | Incision into a tendon |