Unit four Flashcards
Lobo-
section
-emesis
vomiting
contra-
against, counter
-iasis
condition
trans-
through, across
brady-
slow
-ectasis
expansion
cyt-
cell
odont-
tooth
leuk-
white
-esthesia
sensation
cantho-
angle at the end of the eyelid
steno-
narrow, contracted
cheil-
lip
-cele
hernia, tumor, or swelling
benign
mild, not cancerous
semen
seed
celio-
abdomen
erythro-
red
vaso-
vessels
melan-
black
cauda-
tail
lingua-
tongue/ usually location
myring-
eardrum
spondyl-
spinal column
-a/ -ae
ending of a word
A/KA, AKA
Above knee amputation
A+P, AP
Anterior and Posterior, Angina Pectoris
ACL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
(B) circled
Bilateral
B/KA, BKA
Below knee amputation
LE
Lower extremities
(Lt) circled
left
RICE
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
C1-C7
Cervical Vertebrae
DJD
Degenerative Joint disease
EMG
Electromyography
Fx
Fracture
IM
Intramuscular
L1-L5
Lumbar vertebrae
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
MD
Muscular Dystrophy
OA
Osteoarthritis
PCL
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
PT
Physical therapy
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tens
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Tx
treatment, traction
WC, w/c
wheelchair
(Rt) circled
right
ROM
Range of motion
-ant
pertaining to
-action
the process, action, or condition
-esis
condition or process
-ics
the facts, knowledge, and matters pertaining to a subject, science, or art
-in
organic compounds
-ly
in a manner, way, or toward
-tic
pertaining to
ADL
Activities of daily living
amb
ambulate
ax
axillary
T1-T12
Thoracic vertebrae