test 1 vocab Flashcards
anesthesia
complete loss of sensation (pain)
hypoesthesia
abnormally decreased sensitivity to stimulation
hyperesthesia
abnormally increased sensitivity to stimulation
hypoalgesia
diminished sensitivity to pain
hyperalgesia
increased sensitivity to pain
astereognosis
inability to recognize familiar objects by the sense of touch
atopgnosis
inability to correctly location sensation
abarognosis
inability to distinguish between different weights
paresthesia
an abnormal sensation such as numbness, prickling, burning, or tingling
dysesthesia
impairment of any sensation, especially touch
hemiparaplegia
paralysis of the lower half of one side of the body
hemiparesis
muscular weakness or partial paralysis affecting one side of the body
hemiparesthesia
pertaining to hemiparesis
hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
parapesis
a partial paralysis of the LEs
paraplegia
paralysis of the LE and the lower part of the body
tetraplegia or quadriplegia
paralysis of all four extremities
triplegia
paralysis of three extremities
diplegia
paralysis in either both UEs or LEs
hypomobility
decrease in PROM that is substantially less than normal values for that joint, given the subject’s age and gender
hypermobility
increase in PROM that exceeds normal values for that joint, given the subject’s age and gender
endfeel
a feeling experienced by the examiner which is a barrier to further motion at the end of a PROM
capsular pattern
the pattern of restriction involving all or most of the PROMs of the joint in the presence of pathological conditions involving the entire joint capsule
