Plan - Treatment and Therapies (Procedures for Muscles) Flashcards
fasciectomy
removal of fascia
fascidesis
binding of fascia
fascioplasty
reconstruction of fascia
fasciorrhaphy
suturing of fascia
fasciotomy
incision into fascia
myectomy
removal of muscle
myodesis
binding of a muscle
myomectomy
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.
myoplasty
muscle reconstruction
myorrhaphy
muscle suture
myotomy
incision into muscle
tendectomy
removal of a tendon
tendoplasty
reconstruction of a tendon
tenodesis
binding of a tendon
tenolysis
freeing/loosening a tendon
tenonectomy
removal of a tendon
tenoplasty
reconstruction of a tendon
tenorrhaphy
suture of a tendon
tenotomy
incision into a tendon