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appendicular skeleton
includes the bones of your upper and lower limbs, is attached
to the bones of your axial skeleton through joints and
muscles
TERM 2
ADL
DEFINITION 2
activities of daily living
TERM 3
OT
DEFINITION 3
occupational therapy
TERM 4
PT
DEFINITION 4
physical therapy
TERM 5
ROM
DEFINITION 5
range of motion
physiatrist
often the team leader, a physician specializing in physical
medicine and rehabilitation
TERM 7
medical specialists
DEFINITION 7
manage acute or chronic illnesses and pain
TERM 8
occupational therapists
DEFINITION 8
practice OT to help improve a patient's activities of daily
living (ADLs) and adapt to visual and other perceptual
deficits
TERM 9
physical therapists
DEFINITION 9
practice PT to help patients improve their strength, range of
motion (ROM), balance, and endurance. PT are assisted by
restorative aids and teach patients how to use these devices
TERM 10
Rehabilitation psychologists
DEFINITION 10
specialists who help patients undergoing rehabilitation and
those with resulting disabilities to reclaim their sense of
belonging, contributing to, and participating in the world
around them
MD
doctor of medicine
TERM 17
DC
DEFINITION 17
doctor of chiropractic
TERM 18
atrophy
DEFINITION 18
the wasting away or diminised volume of tissue, an organ, or
a body parta- without-trohpy: nourishment
TERM 19
hypertrophy
DEFINITION 19
increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue
elementhyper-above, excessive-trophy: nourishment
TERM 20
contract
DEFINITION 20
draw together or shortencon-with, together-tract: draw
fascia
sheet of fibrous connective tissue; a band
TERM 22
fiber
DEFINITION 22
a strand of filament
TERM 23
multidisciplinary
DEFINITION 23
involving health care providers from more than one
profession-ary: pertaining tomulti- many-disciplin: instruction
TERM 24
muscle
DEFINITION 24
tissue consisting of cells that contract
TERM 25
skeletal
DEFINITION 25
pertaining to the skeleton-al: pertaining toskelet- skeleton
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
TERM 32
PCP
DEFINITION 32
phencyclidine (angel dust)
TERM 33
RICE
DEFINITION 33
rest, ice, compression and elevation
TERM 34
fibromyalgia
DEFINITION 34
pain in the muscle fibers-algia: painfibr/o: fibier-my: muscle
TERM 35
myoglobin
DEFINITION 35
protein of muscle that stores and transports oxygen-in:
substancemy/o: muscle-glob: globe
myoglobin
protein of muscle that stores and transports oxygen-in:
substancfemy/o-muscle-glob: globe
TERM 37
rhabdomyolysis
DEFINITION 37
destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin-lysis:
destructionrhabd/o: rod shaped-my/o: muscle
TERM 38
sprain
DEFINITION 38
a wrench or tear in a ligamentroot unknown
TERM 39
strain
DEFINITION 39
overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendonto bind
TERM 40
tendon
DEFINITION 40
fibrous band that connects muscle to bone
origin
fixed source of a muscle at its attachment to bonesource of
TERM 47
pectoral
DEFINITION 47
pertaining to the chest
TERM 48
pectoral girdle
DEFINITION 48
incomplete bony ring that attaches the upper limb to the
axial skeleton
TERM 49
rotator cuff
DEFINITION 49
part of the capsule of the shoulder joint-or: one who
doesrotat: rotate
TERM 50
CTS
DEFINITION 50
carpal tunnel syndrome
biceps brachii
a muscle of the arm that has two heads or points of origin on
the scapulabi- two-ceps: headbrachi/i: of the arm
TERM 52
brachialis
DEFINITION 52
muscle that lies underneath the biceps and is the strongest
flexor of the forearm-alis: pertaining tobrachi/o: arm-radi:
radius
TERM 53
cyst
DEFINITION 53
an abnormal, fluid-containing sac
TERM 54
deltoid
DEFINITION 54
large, fan-shaped muscle connecting the scapula and clavicle
to the humerus-oid: resemblingdelt: triangle
TERM 55
dorsum
DEFINITION 55
the back of any part of the body, including the hand
triceps brachii
muscle of the arm that has three heads or points of origintri-
three-ceps: headbrachi/i: of the arm
TERM 62
abduction
DEFINITION 62
action of moving away from the midline-ion: process,
actionab- away from-duct: lead
TERM 63
adductor
DEFINITION 63
muscle that moves the thigh toward the middle-or: that
which does something-duct- to lead-ion: action, conditionad-
toward
TERM 64
calcaneal tendon (achilles
tendon)
DEFINITION 64
a tendon formed from gastroconemius and soleus muscles
and inserted into the calcaneus-eal: pertaining to calcan-
calcaneus
TERM 65
gastrocnemius
DEFINITION 65
major muscle in back of the lower leg (the calf)-ius:
pertaining togastrocnem- calf of leg
gluteus
refers to one of three muscles in the buttocks
TERM 67
maximus
DEFINITION 67
the gluteus maximus muscle is the largest muscle in the
body, covering a large part of each buttock
TERM 68
minimus
DEFINITION 68
the gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscles
and lies under the gluteus mediussmallest
TERM 69
medius
DEFINITION 69
the glutes medius muscle is partly covered by the gluteus
maximusmiddle
TERM 70
popliteal fossa
DEFINITION 70
the hollow at the back of the knee-al: pertaining topoplit/e-
ham, back of knee
physiatrist
specialist in physical medicine-ist: specialistphys- nature-iatr:
treatment
TERM 77
physical medicine
DEFINITION 77
diagnosis and treatment by means of remedial agenst, such
as exercises, manipulation, heat, etc.physic: body
TERM 78
physical therapy/ physiotherapy
DEFINITION 78
use of remedial processes ot overcome a physical defect
TERM 79
contracture
DEFINITION 79
muscle shortening due to spasm or fibrosis-ure: result
ofcontract: pull together
TERM 80
prevention
DEFINITION 80
process to prevent occurrence of a disease or health
problem-ion: action, conditionprevent: prevent
prosthesis
an artificial part to remedy a defect in the bodyan addition
TERM 82
restorative rehabilitation
DEFINITION 82
therapy that promotes renewal of health and strength-ative:
quality ofrestor- renew
TERM 83
IADLs
DEFINITION 83
instumental activities of daily living
TERM 84
BKA
DEFINITION 84
below-the-knee amputation
TERM 85
COTA
DEFINITION 85
certified occupational therapist assistant
