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Activities of daily living

Daily activities a person must perform for normal hygiene

Acute

Abrupt onset that usually is severe; happens for a short period of time

Contraindication

A factor that makes use of a treatment inadvisable

Extension

Movement that brings two parts of a joint towards a straight position

Flexion

Movement that brings two parts of joint or body into a bent position

Impingement

The compression of a structure by another structure

Neuritis

Inflammation or irritation of a nerve

Objective

A finding that is observed by the examiner not dependent on patient to state

Prognosis

The probable outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery

Prone

Face down position

Subjective

A finding on any exam that is reported by the patient

Anterior

In front of

Bilateral

Meaning both sides

Distal

Farthest away from the torso

Inferior

Below

Midline

Imaginary line down the center of the body

Palmer

Referring to the palm of the hand

Plantar

Referring to the sole of the foot

Posterior

Toward the back

Proximal

Closer to the torso

Superior

Above

Supine

Laying on back

Ethics

Moral right and wrong

Health

A condition of wholeness in which all organs are functioning 100% all the time

Pulse

The pumping action of the heart through the arteries in waves

Pulse rate

The number of beats you feel per minute

Vital signs

Outward signs of what is going on inside your body.

Diastolic blood pressure

When the left ventricle relaxes and refills the remaining pressure in the arteries is called diastolic blood pressure

Systolic blood pressure

The pressure created when the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries

Lumbalgia

Nonspecific term for low back pain

Contusion

Discoloration of the skin seen after trauma caused by a rupture of a capillary bed

Active range of motion

Range of motion in the spine the patient can actively perform under his or her own power. this is specifically testing specific movements for example flexion, extension, side bending, or rotation, in the lumbar spine

Chronic

A long-standing injury persisting over a long period of time

Cervicalgia

Cervical (neck) pain

Adverse effect

A negative or harmful effect

Gastro

Stomach

Cardi

Heart

Megal

Enlarged

Itis

Inflammation

Dermat

Skin

Plast

Surgical repair

Cebre

Brain

Path

Disease

Ectomy

Surgical removal

Enter

Intestines

Osis

Condition

Otomy

To cut into

Aden

Glands

Angi

Vessel

Oma

Tumor

Nephr

Kidney

Hepat

Liver

ARTHR

Joint

Blephr

Eyelid

Ologist

Specialist

Rhin

Nose

Gingiv

Gums

Malacia

Soft

Ology

Study of

Spasm

Involuntary contraction

Algia

Pain

Crani

Skull

End

Inside

Hemi

Half

Oid

Like

Hyper

Above

Cyst

Sac

Chole

Bile

Hypo

Under

Scop

View

Hyster

Uterus

Ostomy

Create an opening

Para

Beyond

Lysis

Loosening

Cervic

Neck

Chondr

Cartilage

Cyan

Blue

Hem

Blood

Ost

Bone

Psycho

Mind

Lip

Fat

My

Muscle

Lith

Stone

Opthalm

Eye

Proct

Anus

Cost

Ribs

Gram

Record

Acro

Extremities

Rhexis

Break/burst

Carcin

Cancer

Penia

Decrease

Gen

Original

Burso

Sac

Retro

Backwards

Trip

Rub/friction

Strept

Twist

Desis

Binding

Mani

Madness

Glosso

Tongue

Trophy

Development

Supra

Above

Ptosis

Falling

Dyn

Pain

Mast

Breast

Rraphy

Suture

Dent

Teeth

Cephal

Head

Auto

Self

Epi

Upon

Hydro

Water

Lobo

Section

Emesis

Vomiting

Contra

Against

Iasis

Abnormal condition

Trans

Through

Brady

Slow

Ectasis

Dilation or widening

Cyt

Cell

Odont

Tooth

Leuk

White

Esthesia

Sensation

Cantho

Angle at end of eyelid

Steno

Narrow/constrict

Cheil

Lip

Cele

Hernia

Benign

Not cancerous

Semen

Seeds

Celio

Belly/abdomen

Cauda

Tail

Lingua

Tongue

Myring

Eardrum

Spondyl

Vertebrae

Helio

Sun

Astr

Star shaped

Ashenia

Weakness

Fascia

Sheet/band

Malign

Bad

Adnexa

Ties/connects

Ocul

Eye

Lapar

Abdominal wall

Dacry

Tear

Ment

Mind

Part

Labor/bring forth

Scler

Hard

Sinus

Hollow space

Hypno

Sleep

Sept

Wall, fence

Scirr

Hard

Antr

Cavity

Crine

To secrete

Dura

Hard

Cryotherapy

The application of extreme cold to tissue

Duodenum

C shaped 25cm long first portion of the small intestine which passes in front of the right kidney and upper 3 lumbar vertebrae

Myofascial pain

Trigger points