Transfers Flashcards
From the front to the rear of an object or a living being
Anteroposterior
Field of medicine that is concerned with weight loss or that deals with causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
Bariatric
On the other—or opposite—side
Contralateral
Requiring some level or type of assistance, which may be human or mechanical. The patient is unable to assist with transfers.
Dependent
An increase in the severity of disease or any of its symptoms.
Exacerbation
Any tissue or organ for transplantation or implantation.
Graft
Paralysis of one side of the body.
Hemiplegia
Homolateral; on the same side.
Ipsilateral
Indicates a position away from the median plane or midline of a body or structure.
Lateral
Related or located toward the midline of a body or structure.
Medial
The ability to move in an environment with ease and without restriction
Mobility
A decreased mass per unit volume of normally mineralized bone when compared with that in age-matched and sex-matched control subjects; loss of bone mas
Osteoporosis
Loss of power of voluntary movement in a muscle through injury or disease of its nerve
supply.
Paralysis
Partial or incomplete paralysis
Paresis
A temporary suspension of consciousness as a result of cerebral anemia; fainting.
Syncope
