Plan - Treatment and Therapies (Procedures for Muscles) Flashcards
1
Q
fasciectomy
A
removal of fascia
2
Q
fascidesis
A
binding of fascia
3
Q
fascioplasty
A
reconstruction of fascia
4
Q
fasciorrhaphy
A
suturing of fascia
5
Q
fasciotomy
A
incision into fascia
6
Q
myectomy
A
removal of muscle
7
Q
myodesis
A
binding of a muscle
8
Q
myomectomy
A
removal of a muscle tumor. It is easy to miss the oma root in this word because the o looks like it belongs with myo and the a gets swallowed up by the ectomy. The m is your clue.
9
Q
myoplasty
A
muscle reconstruction
10
Q
myorrhaphy
A
muscle suture
11
Q
myotomy
A
incision into muscle
12
Q
tendectomy
A
removal of a tendon
13
Q
tendoplasty
A
reconstruction of a tendon
14
Q
tenodesis
A
binding of a tendon
15
Q
tenolysis
A
freeing/loosening a tendon
