Chapter 5 Muscles and Tendons

ADL

Activities of daily living

DC

Doctor of Chiropractic

DO

Doctor of Osteopathy

PT

Physical Therapy

ROM

range of motion

MD

Doctor of medicine

-ity

condition, state

activ/o

movement

con-

with, together

tract/o

draw

multi-

many

disciplin/o

instruction

peri-

around

stal/o

constrict

skelet/o

skeleton

volunt/o

free will

NSAID

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

RICE

rest, ice, compression, elevation

a-

without

-trophy

nourisment

hyper-

above, excessive

-algia

pain

fibr/o

fiber

my/o

muscle

-itis

inflammation

tendin/o, ten/o

tendon (connects muscle to bone)

CK

cretine kinase

CT (CAT)

computed tomography scan

DMD

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

EMG

electromyography

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ICD-10

International Statistical Classification of Disease and related Health Problems, version 10

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MSA

myositis specific antibody

PCP

phencyclididne (angel dust)

anti-

against

metabol/o

change

-ure

result of

contract/o

pull together

-steroid

steroid

cortic/o

from the cortex (outer portion of an organ)

dys-

bad, difficult

immune/o

immune response

supress/o

press under

-in

substance

glob/o

globe shape

-lysis

destruction

synov/o

synovial membrane

-ectomy

surgical excision

thym/o

thymus gland

-ory

having the function of

ambulat/o

walking

-ion

action, condition

inster/o

put together

pector/o

chect

-or

one who does

rotat/o

rotate

bi-

two

-ceps

head

brachi/i

of the arm

-alis

pertaining to

radi/o

radius

-oid

resembling

delt/o

triangle

dors/o

back

ventr/o

belly

-imus

most

latiss/o

wide

thenar

palm

hypo-

below, smaller

tri-

three

ab-

away from

duct/o

to lead

ad-

toward

calcan/o

calcaneous (heel bone)

gastrocnem/o

calf of the leg

glut/o, glute/o

buttocks

maximus

biggest

medius

middle

minimus

smallest

poplit/e

ham, back of the knee

quad-

four

femor/o

femur (bone in the thight)

assist/o

aid, help

occupation

work

orth/o

to correct

phys/o

nature

iatr/o

treatment

physic/o, physi/o

body

re-

again

habilitat/o

restore

therapeut/o, therap/o

treatment

amput/o

prune

prevent/o

prevent

-ative

quality of

restor/o

new

BKA

below the knee amputation

COTA

certified occupational therapist assistant

IADLs

Instrumental activities of daily living

PVD

peripheral vascular disease