Miscellaneous
Orth/o
Straight; normal
Biopsy
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination
Myoplasty
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
Analgesic
A drug that relieves pain; includes nonprescription pain relievers, such as aspirin, and prescription pain relievers, such as hydrocodone.
ped/o
Child; foot
Electromyogram
A graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation
Amputation
Removal of a limb, usually surgical; for example, above-the-knee amputation.
amb
ambulate (walk)
Anti-Inflammatory
A drug that reduces inflammation
Myocardi/o
heart muscle
Sonography
Diagnostic imaging method involving the use of high-frequency sound waves to generate images of structures in the body, such as muscles, ligaments, and displaced or dislocated structures.
Radiography
Diagnostic imaging technique that uses electromagnetic waves to create images of the inside of the body. X-rays check for structural abnormality or disease.
CTS
Nonsterodial
A group of drugs with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic fever reducing properties
Rhabd/o
rod-shaped
DTR
Evaluation of involuntary muscular responses with a reflex hammer
Diskectomy
Surgical removal of a herniated (ruptured) vertebral disk.
CAT
computerized axial tomography
Narcotic
A drug that, in moderate doses, slows down the central nervous system, relieves pain, and induces sleep. Taken in excess, narcotics produce unconsciousness, stupor, coma, and possibly death.
Sarc/o
Flesh; connective tissue
Nuclear Medicine Imgaing
Diagnostic imaging technique in which a radioactive substance and a special camera visualize structures and functions in the body. The radioactive substance is injected into or swallowed by the patient.
Orthosis
Straightening or correction of a bone deformity
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Antispasmodic
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine