Chapter 14- Rehab Services Flashcards
cry/o
cold
cutane/o
skin
electr/o
electric current
erg/o
work
habilitat/o
ability
hydr/o
water
my/o
muscle
orth/o
straight, correct
phon/o
sound
physic/o
body
prosthet/o
addition
therm/o
heat
-al, -ic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
-graphy
process of recording
-nomics
pertaining to laws
-phoresis
carrying
-therapy
treatment
re-
again
trans-
across
ultra-
beyond
ergonomics
erg/o=work
-nomics=pertaining to laws
study of human work including how the requirements for performing work and the work env. affect the muscoskeletal and nervous systems
orthotics
orth/o=straight
-tic=pertaining to
use of equipment such as splints and braces to support a paralyzed muscle, promote a specific motion, or correct a muscoskeletal deformities
prosthetics
prosthet/o=addition
-ic=pertaining to
artificial devices, such as limbs and joints, that replace a missing body