Physiology Terminology PDF, Fenerbache Universitesi, 2016

PTR1003 TERMINOLOGY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY Assoc. Prof. Demet Tekin/ Lecturer Çağdaş Işıklar (PT, MSc) A-) GENERAL TERMINOLOGY ABDUCTION •Moving away from the midline; movement away from the body axis, especially of the arm or leg ADDUCTION •Approaching the midline; especially the movement of the a...

PTR1003 TERMINOLOGY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY Assoc. Prof. Demet Tekin/ Lecturer Çağdaş Işıklar (PT, MSc) A-) GENERAL TERMINOLOGY ABDUCTION •Moving away from the midline; movement away from the body axis, especially of the arm or leg ADDUCTION •Approaching the midline; especially the movement of the arm and leg approaching the body axis EXTENSION •A movement bringing the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition EVERSION •A turning inside out; a turning outward HYPERFLECTION •Excessive bending of a limb or organ DORSAL •Relating to the upper side or back of the body DISTAL •Away from trunk FRONTAL •About forehead •Frontal bone DEVIATION •Inclination of an organ to one side relative to its normal position APEX •Top; tip; the pointed end of a cone-shaped part of an organ or formation BILATERAL •Two sided HEMILATERAL •Affecting the right or left half of the body ASINERGY •The disappearance of regular work between muscle groups ACUTE •Sudden onset with severe symptoms but short course ANOMALY •Any formation that shows an abnormal shape or structure AMBULATION •Stand up, walk ARTHRITIS •Joint inflammation DEFECT •Deformity DILATATION •Expansion DISABILITY •Inability to do any work FACILITATION •Facilitating an action or a chemical event by acting in accordance with the intended purpose FACTOR •Element, substance that plays a role in the initiation or development of a reaction or a disease PHASE •Stage of development of a physiological condition, disease, or biological process FIBROSIS •Formation of connective tissue as a result of repair or response to a tissue or organ lesion FUNCTION •The function or task of a structure FUNCTIONAL •Related to a function HYPOFUNCTION •Decreased activity of an organ or part of the body HYPOKINETIC •Organ or formation with reduced or slowed movement and reduced mobility GERIATRICS •The branch of science that investigates health problems in the elderly GONIOMETER •Device used to measure angles HYDROTHERAPY •Use of water for therapeutic purposes GALVANIC •Related to direct current created by chemical means,related to galvanic current HYPERTROPHY •Increasing the nutrition of an organ HOSPITALIZATION •Admission to hospital for treatment B-) ORTHOPEDIC TERMINOLOGY AMPUTATION •Excision of an organ such as an arm or leg, or a protrusion-like formation ANKYLOSE •The fusion of the bone parts that make up the joint – due to a pathological event; stiffness of the joint by losing its mobility; joint stiffness BURSIT •Pouch; serous closed sac containing sticky fluid DISLOCATION •Separation of one of the bones forming the joint from its place in the joint PHALANX •Each of the long bones of the fingers FASCIA •The membrane covering the muscles; muscle membrane FASCIITIS •Inflammation of the fascia, increased fibroblasts in the fascia FACIOTOMY •Surgical incision of a fascia or aponeurosis FEMORAL •Relating to the femur •Relating to the thigh area FIBRIL • A small or slender fiber FIBRILLAR •Relating to a fibril, fibrous FIBULAR •Relating to fibula FIXATION •To fix, to make immovable, to immobilize HUMERUS •The arm bone between the shoulder above and the radius and ulna below C-) NEUROLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY APHASIA •Partial or complete loss of the ability to speak or understand spoken words ATAKSI •Irregularity of voluntary movements as a result of the unrelated work of the muscles ATHETOSIS •Involuntary movements of the hands and fingers, with uninterrupted bending in various directions DYSARTHRIA •Speech disorder due to cerebellar dysfunction or primary motor dysfunction DYSPHAGIA •Difficulty swallowing FACIAL NERVE • Seventh cranial nerve; nervus facialis FACIAL PALSY •Paralysis of the muscles of one side of the face due to the destruction of the nervus facialis FASCICULATION •Involuntary contraction, twitching of muscle fibers FIBRILLATION •Weak muscular contraction resulting from spontaneous activation of a group of muscle fibers •Spontaneous contraction of muscles in the form of small vibrations HEMIPARESIA •Partial paralysis of half of the body HEMIPLEGIA •Complete paralysis of half of the body HERNIATION •Hernia formation HYPERALGESIA •Hypersensitivity to the sense of pain HYPERKINESIA •Hyperactivity •Involuntary movements in some diseases of the central nervous system HYPERTONIA •Abnormal increase in the tone of a muscle or an organ HYPOESTHESIA •Partial or total loss of sensation in a part of the body. HYPOTONIA •Decreased nervous excitability or muscle tone •Decreased or lost tone D-) CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY TERMINOLOGY ANEURYSM •Swelling caused by the enlargement of a certain area of the vein EMBOLI •Foreign matter such as air, oil, bacterial clusters that block the vascular lumen and prevent circulation. HYPOVENTILATION •Little or insufficient air exchange in the lungs HYPERVENTILATION •Too deep and prolonged breathing E-) BIOMECHANIC TERMINOLOGY ANTEVERSION •Lean forward; forward bending of the organ BICONCAVE •Concave on both sides BICONVEX •Convex on both sides