CH.4 Tx & Therapies Flashcards
analgesic
drug that relives pain
an (no) + alge (pain) + sic (agent)
antiarthritic
drug that opposes joint inflammation
anti-inflammatory
drug that opposes inflammation
antipyretic
a drug that opposes fever
anti (against) + pyre (fever) + tic (agent)
carpectomy
removal of all or part of the wrist
carp (wrist) + ectomy (removal)
costectomy
removal of the rib
cost (rib) + ectomy (removal)
craniectomy
removal of a portion of the skull
-bone is NOT replaced
crani (skull) + ectomy (removal)
craniotomy
removal of a portion of the skull
-bone IS replaced
cranio (skull) + tomy (incision)
external fixation
fixation of a fx bone from the outside
external fix (outside) + ation (procedure)
internal fixation
the fixation of a fx bone from the inside
-ation (procedure)
closed reduction
returning bones to their proper position w/o the use of surgery
closed re ( closed back) + duc (lead) \+ tion (procedure)
open reduction
returning bones to their proper position through use of surgery
duc (lead) + tion (procedure)
metacarpectomy
removal of bone in the hand
ortho (straight) + tics (agent)
orthotics
device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body
ortho (straight) + tics (agent)
ostectomy
osteectomy
removal of bone
ost (bone) + ectomy (removal)
osteoclasia
surgical breaking of a bone (IE. for a deformity)
osteo (bone) + clasia (breaking)
osteoplasty
reconstruction of a bone
osteo (bone) + plasty (reconstruction)
osteotomy
osteo (bone) + tomy (incision)
prosthesis
device added to a body to replace a missing part of lost of function
pros (toward) + thesis (place)
spondylosyndesis
fusing together of multiple vertebrae
spondylo (vertebrae) + syn (with/together) + desis (binding)
sternotomy
incision into the sternum
sterno (sternum) + tomy (incision)
tarsectomy
removal of all or a portion of the ankle
tars (ankle) + ectomy (removal)
tarsoclasia
surgical fx of the ankle (IE. treat club foot)
tarso (ankle) + clasia (breaking)
arthrectomy
removal of a joint
arthro (joint) + clasia (breaking)
artho (joint) + desis (binding)
surgical fixation of a joint
artho (joining) + desis (binding)
artholysis
loosening a stiff joint
arthro (joint) + lysis (loose)
arthoplasty
reconstruction of a joint
artho (joint) + plasty (reconstruction)
arthotomy
incision into a joint
bursectomy
removal of a bursa
chondrectomy
removal of cartilage
chondroplasty
reconstruction of cartilage
fasciectomy
removal of fascia
fasciodesis
binding of the fascia
fascia (fascio) + desis (binding)
fascioplasty
reconstruction of fascia
-plasty (reconstruction)
fasciorrhaphy
suturing of fascia
fascio (fascia) + rrhaphy (suture)
fasciotomy
incision into fascia
myectomy
muscle removal
myodesis
muscle binding
myomectomy
removal of a muscle tumor
my (muscle) + om (tumor) + removal (ectomy)
myoplasty
msucle reconstruction
-plasty (reconstruction)
myorrhaphy
muscle suture
myo (muscle) + suture (rrhaphy)
myotomy
myo (muscle) + tomy (incision)
tendectomy
tendon removal
tendoplasty
tendon reconstruction
tendodesis
tendon binding
tendolysis
loosening of a tendon
tendonectomy
removal of a tendon
tendonplasty
reconstruction of a tendon
tenorrhaphy
suture of a tendon
tenotomy
incision into a tendon
