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4.5 Treatments and Therapies Flashcards

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1
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analgestic

An - not
Alge-Pain
Sic- agentgesic

A

A drug that relieves pain

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antiarthritic

Anti- against
Arthri- joint pain
Tic- agent

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drug that opposes joint inflammation

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anti-inflammatory

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Anti- against

Inflammatory

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antipyretic

Anti- against
Pyre-fever
Tic- agent

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drug that opposes fever

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carpectomy

Carp- wrist
ectomy- removal

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removal of wrist oarts

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costectomy

Coste- Rib
ectomy- removal

A

removal of parts of the ribs

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craniectomy

Crani- skull
ectomy- removal

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removal of parts of the skull

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craniotomy

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removal of a portion of the skull

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external fixation

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fixing from outside fracture bone

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internal fixation

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fixing fracture bone from the inside

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closed reduction

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returning bones to their proper position without the use of surgery

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open reduction

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returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery

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metacarpectom

Meta- after
carp-wrist
ectomy- removal

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removal of a bone in the hand

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orthotics

Ortho- straight
tics-agent

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a device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body

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osteoclasia

Osteo- Bone
Clasia- breaking

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the surgical breaking of a bone

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osteoplasty

Osteo- bone
plasty-reconstruction

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bone reconstruction

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prosthesis

pro- toward
thesis- place

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a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function

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spondylosyndesis

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fusing together of multiple vertebrae

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sternotomy

stern- sternum
tomy- incision

A

incision into the sternum

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tarsectomy

tars-ankle
ectomy-removal

A

removal portion of the ankle

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fasciodesis

Fascia
Desis- binding

A

binding of fascia

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fasciorrhaphy

Fascia
rrhaphy- suture

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suturing of fascia

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myomectomy

My- muscle
om-tumor
ectomy- removal

A

removal of muscle tumor

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