Chapter 4 - Treatment & Therapy / Abbreviations Flashcards
analgesic
an / alge / sic
no / pain / agent
a drug that relieves pain
antiarthritic
anti / arthri / tic
against / joint (pain) / agent
a drug that opposes joint inflamation
anti-inflammatory
anti / inflammatory
against / inflammation
a drug that opposes inflammation
antipyretic
anti / pyre / tic
against / fever / agent
a drug that opposes fever
carpectomy
carp / ectomy
wrist / removal
removal of all or part of the wrist
costectomy
cost / ectomy
rib / removal
removal of a rib
craniectomy
crani / ectomy
skull / removal
removal of a portion of the skull
craniotomy
cranio / tomy
skull / incision
removal of a portion of the skull
*The difference b/t a craniectomy and a craniotomy is whether or not the piece of bone is replaced. After, a craniotomy , the piece of bone that was removed to allow surgical access to the brain is replaced. In a craniectomy the piece of bone in not replaced.
external fixation
external fix / ation
outside fix / procedure
the fixation of a fractured bone from the outside
(i.e. using casts, splints, stabilizers, etc.)
internal fixation
internal fix / ation
inside fix / procedure
the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside
(i.e. using screws, pins, plates, and so on)
closed reduction
closed re / duc / tion
closed back / lead / procedure
returning bones to their proper position without the use of surgery
open reduction
open re / duc / tion
open back / lead / procedure
returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery
metacarpectomy
meta / carp / ectomy
after / wrist / removal
removal of a bone in the hand
orthotics
ortho / tics
straight / agent
a device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body
ostectomy
ost / ectomy
bone / removal
removal of a bone
osteectomy
oste / ectomy
bone / removal
removal of a bone
osteoclasia
osteo / clasia
bone / breaking
the surgical breaking of a bone
(often done to remedy a deformity)
osteoplasty
osteo / plasty
bone / reconstruction
reconstruction of a bone
osteotomy
osteo / tomy
bone / incision
incision into a bone
prosthesis
pros / thesis
toward / place
a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function
spondylosyndesis
spondylo / syn / desis
vertebra / together / binding
fusing together of multiple vertebrae
sternotomy
sterno / tomy
sternum / incision
incision into the sternum
tarsectomy
tars / ectomy
ankle / removal
removal of all or a portion of the ankle
tarsoclasia
tarso / clasia
ankle / breaking
surgical fracture of the ankle (i.e. to treat clubfoot)
arthrectomy
arthr / ectomy
joint / removal
removal of a joint
arthroclasia
arthr / clasia
joint / breaking
the therapeutic breaking of a joint to allow for increased mobility
arthrodesis
arthro / desis
joining / binding
surgical fixation of a joint
arthrolysis
arthro / lysis
joint / loose
loosening a stiff joint
arthroplasty
arthro / plasty
joint / reconstruction
reconstruction of a joint
arthrotomy
arthro / tomy
joint / incision
incision into a joint
bursectomy
burs / ectomy
bursa / removal
removal of a bursa
bursotomy
burso / tomy
bursa / incision
incision into a bursa
chondrectomy
chondr / ectomy
cartilage / removal
removal of cartilage
chondroplasty
chondro / plasty
cartilage / reconstruction
reconstruction of cartilage
fasciectomy
fasci / ectomy
fascia / removal
removal of fascia
fasciodesis
fascio / desis
fascia / binding
binding of fascia
fascioplasty
fascio / plasty
fascia / reconstruction
reconstruction of fascia
fasciorrhaphy
fascio / rrhaphy
fascia / suture
surturing of fascia
fasciotomy
fascio / tomy
fascia / incision
incision into fascia
myectomy
my / ectomy
muscle / removal
removal of muscle
myodesis
myo / desis
muscle / binding
binding of a muscle
myomectomy
my / om / ectomy
muscle / tumor / removal
removal of a muscle tumor
myoplasty
myo / plasty
muscle / reconstruction
muscle restruction
myorrhaphy
myo / rrhaphy
muscle / suture
muscle suture
myotomy
myo / tomy
muscle / incision
incision into muscle
tendectomy
tend / ectomy
tendon / removal
removal of a tendon
tendoplasty
tendo / plasty
tendon / reconstruction
reconstruction of a tendon
tenodesis
teno / desis
tendon / binding
binding of a tendon
tenolysis
teno / lysis
teno / loosen
freeing/loosening a tendon
tenonectomy
tenon / ectomy
tendon / removal
removal of a tendon
tenoplasty
teno / plasty
tendon / reconstruction
reconstruction of a tendon
tenorrhaphy
teno / rrhaphy
tendon / suture
suture of a tendon
tenotomy
teno / tomy
tendon / incision
incision into a tendon
Hx
history
Fx
fracture
Tx
traction or treatment
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
MCL
medial collateral ligament
LCL
lateral collateral ligament
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
C1-C7
cervical (of the neck) vertebrae
T1-T12
thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae
L1-L5
lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae
S1-S5
sacral vertebrae
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
EMG
electomyogram
FROM
full range of motion
MD
muscular dystrophy
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OA
osteoarthritis
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
PT
physical therapy
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
ROM
range of motion
THR
total hip replacement
TKR
total knee replacement
WB
weight bearing
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
