Stack #25125 Word Scramble
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Words | Definitions |
cac- | bad |
dia- | 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 |
poster/o | back |
infer/o | below |
dist/o | away from |
lumb/o | loins, lower back |
sacr/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 wasting away |
diathermy | therapeutic use of a high-frequency current to generate heat within some part of the body |
traction | process of pulling |
countertraction | the force opposing traction |
intermittent 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 origin of the body |
distal | farthest 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 |
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