Unit 2 Terms Flashcards

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Peri-

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Around

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Epi-

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On or upon

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Phalang-

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Finger or toe

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Phlebo-

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Veins

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Plantar-

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Sole of foot

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Pneumo-

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Lungs

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Post-

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After

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Pre-

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Before

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Pseudo-

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False

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Psycho-

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Mind

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Pyo-

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Pus

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Quad-

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Four

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Semi-

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Half

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Thermo-

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Heat

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Uni-

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One

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Vertebro-

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Vertebrae

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A/an-

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Without or not

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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-algia

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Painful condition

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Co/con-

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Together

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Infra-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Neuro-

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Nerves

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Myo-

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Muscle

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Hypo-

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Below
Under
Beneath

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Osteo-

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Bone

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Palmar-

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Palm of hand

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Ptosis-

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Falling

Sagging

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Re-

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Again

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Below

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Sym-

Syn-

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Together

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ology

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Study of

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Hydro-

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Water

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Arthro-

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Joint

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Arterio-

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Artery

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Bi-

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Two

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Brachium-

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Arm

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Cardio-

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Heart

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Cephal-

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Head

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Cerebro-

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Brain

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Chondro-

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Cartilage

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Costo-

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Rib

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Cryo-

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Cold

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Derm-

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Skin

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Dys-

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Disorder

Bad

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Endo-

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Inside

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Hemo-

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Blood

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-oma

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Tumor

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-oscopy

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Process of viewing

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-osis

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Abnormal condition of

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-ostomy

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Forming an artificial Opening

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-phobia

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Fear

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-otomy

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Cutting open

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-pathy

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Disease

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Adreno-

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Glands

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Hyper-

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Above
Beyond
Excessive

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Pro-

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Before

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Intra-

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Within

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Prone

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Lying face down

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Supine

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Lying face up

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Unilateral

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One side of body

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Bilateral

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Both sides of the body

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Flexion

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Decreasing angle between bones

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Extension

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Increasing angle between bones

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Hyperextension

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Excessive extension of joint

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Adduction

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Movement toward the midline

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Abduction

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Movement away from midline

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Pronation

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Turning arm or foot downward

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Supination

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Turning arm or foot upward

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Retraction

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Moving body part backwards

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Protraction

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Moving body part forwards

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Elevation

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Raising a part

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Depression

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Lowering a part

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Rotation

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Turning on a single axis

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Circumduction

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Tried planar motion

Ball and socket joint

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External rotation

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Rotation of shoulder away from the midline

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Internal rotation

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Rotation of shoulder toward midline

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Lateral flexion

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Side flexion right or left

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Inversion

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Turning sole of foot inward

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Eversion

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Turning sole of foot outward

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Dorsiflexion

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Bringing foot toward shin

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Plantarflexion

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Pointing foot downward

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Radial deviation

A

Hand toward thumb

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Opposition

A

Moving fingers across palm

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Ulnar deviation

A

Move hand toward pinky

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Sagital plane

A

Divide body into right and left portions

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Mid sagital

A

Right down center of body

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Frontal plane

A

Divide body into front and back portions

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Traverse plane

A

Divides body into upper and lower

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Superior

A

Top

Looking down

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Inferior

A

Below

Looking up

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Anterior

A

Front view

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Posterior

A

Behind view

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Medial

A

Closer to midline

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Lateral

A

Away from midline

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Distal

A

Farther away from the root

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Proximal

A

Closer to the root

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Superficial

A

Closer to surface of skin

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Deep

A

Closer to core of body

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Ventral

A

Cavities in body closer to front

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Dorsal

A

Cavities closer to back

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Dislocation

A

Complete displacement of bone from normal position

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Ecchymosis

A

Bleeding visible beneath skin

Blue or purple patch

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Edema

A

Swelling because of abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue

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Effusion

A

Swelling in a joint

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Fracture

A

Cracked or break of bone

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Hematoma

A

Swelling composed of blood

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Hydrotherapy

A

Treatment by use of water

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Incision

A

Cut made with surgical knife

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Indicate

A

Advise of use

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Inflammation

A

Body’s reaction to injury

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Innervate

A

Supply with nerves

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Joint laxity

A

Looseness of joint due to loose ligaments

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Laceration

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Jagged cut or or tearing of skin

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Ligament

A

Attaches bone to bone

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Mechanism of injury

A

Circumstances by which injury occurred

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Modality

A

Treatment for injury

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Palpation

A

Examine by touching

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Point tenderness

A

Pain of sorest spot of an injury

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Prognosis

A

Prediction of outcome of injury

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Proprioception

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Sense of body position in space

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Range of Motion (ROM)

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Movement of a joint about central point

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Reduction

A

Bring back to the normal position

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Referred pain

A

Pain that occurs away from injury site

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Abdonimal

A

Abdomen

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Acromial

A

Point of the shoulder

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Antebrachial

A

Forearm

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Antecubital

A

Front of elbow

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Axillary

A

Armpit

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Brachial

A

Arm

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Buccal

A

Cheek

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Calcaneal

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Heel

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Carpal

A

Wrist

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Cephalic

A

Head

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Cervical

A

Neck

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Coxal

A

Hip

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Cranial

A

Skull

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Crural

A

Shin(anterior)

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Cubital(Olecranal)

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Elbow

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Digital

A

Finger

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Femoral

A

Thigh

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Frontal

A

Forehead

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Genital (Pubic)

A

External Reproductive organs

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Gluteal

A

Buttocks

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Inguinal

A

Groin

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Lumbar

A

Lower back

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Mammary

A

Breast

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Mental

A

Chin

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Nasal

A

Nose

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Occipital

A

Posterior of Head

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Orbital

A

Eye cavity

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Otic

A

Ear

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Palmar

A

Palm

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Patellar

A

Knee

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Pectoral

A

Front of chest

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Perineal

A

Between thighs, including the anus, and external reproductive organs

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Pes

A

Foot

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Plantar

A

Sole of Foot

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Popliteal

A

Back of knee

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Sacral

A

Sacrum

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Sternal

A

Midline of rib cage

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Sural

A

Calf of leg (posterior)

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Tarsal

A

Ankle

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Thoracic

A

Chest

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Vertebral

A

Spinal Column

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Anatomical Position

A

Stand erect, palms and feet forward thumbs up

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Abraision

A

Minor wound, skin surface is rubbed or scrapped away

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Acclimatization

A

process of the body physiologically adapting

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Acute

A

sudden onset injury, fracture, sprain

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Aerobic

A

work or exercise requiring oxygen, 20 min

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Amnesia

A

loss of memory

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Anaerobic

A

work or exercise not requiring oxygen

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Analgesic

A

agent for producing insensibility to pain

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Articulation

A

site at which bones meet for joint

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Atrophy

A

wasting away of organ or tissue

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Avulsion

A

tearing or pulling away part of a structure

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Bursa

A

fluid filled sack at joint that prevents friction

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Bursitis

A

inflationary of bursa

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Cartilage

A

padding between bones

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Chronic

A

long duration or frequent recurrence

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Constriction

A

state of being pinched off or smaller

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Contraindicate

A

to advise against

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Contralateral

A

on the opposite side

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Contusion

A

bruise to a bone, internal bleeding

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Crepitus

A

cracking sound or feeling

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Cryotherapy

A

treatment by use of cold

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Cyanosis

A

blue skin from lack of oxygen

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Diagnosis

A

name of condition a person has

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Dialation

A

state of being enlarged

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Seperation

A

pulling apart of a generally non movable joint

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Shock

A

potentially fatal reaction of the body to injury, failure to circulate blood

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Sprain

A

stretching or tearing of ligaments

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Strain

A

stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon

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Subluxation

A

incomplete or partial dislocation of joint

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Tendon

A

connects muscle to bone

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Thermotherapy

A

treatment with heat

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Valgus

A

distal aspect of limb forced away from midline

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Vanus

A

distal aspect of limb forced toward midline

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Vasoconstrictor

A

agent causing the constriction or closing of blood vessels

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Vasodialator

A

agent causing dilation or opening of blood vessels

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Syncope

A

fainting due to lack of oxygen

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Etiology

A

Study of origin of disease