Medical Glossary

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2	anterior cruciate ligament	Anatomy	ACL			ligament in middle of the knee		https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001074.htm
3	avulsion fracture	Diagnosis		"chip" fracture		fracture where tendon ligament is strained acutely and tears off a piece of bone
4	benzodiazepine	Drug				category of antianxiety/antispasm drugs, Schedule IV, including Xanax, Ativan	generally should not be mixed with opioids	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine#Common_types
5	carpal tunnel release	Procedure	CTR			transverse carpal ligament cut in carpal tunnel to widen tunnel and ease nerve pressure		https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002976.htm
6	carpal tunnel syndrome	Diagnosis	CTS			excess pressure on median nerve in hand		https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000433.htm
7	cartilaginous disc	Anatomy		intervertebral disk		disc between vertebrae in spinal column		http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/intervertebral-disk
8	cervical acceleration-deceleration	Mechanism of Injury	CAD	"whiplash", "railway spine"		injury mechanism to neck in many automobile accidents
9	concussion	Diagnosis				mild traumatic brain injury
10	contusion	Diagnosis		bruise		rupture of blood capillaries in skin or other tissue incident to injury
11	dysesthesia	Diagnosis				abnormal pain or discomfort in response to touch
12	epicondyle	Anatomy					what gets hurt in "tennis elbow"
13	epicondylitis	Diagnosis		"tennis elbow" (lateral epicondylitis); "golfer's elbow" (medial epicondylitis)		inflammation of tendons surrounding the epicondyle
14	Extra Ocular Muscles Intact	Diagnosis	EOMI			type of ocular motility test, part of a comprehensive eye exam
15	flexion	Physiology				movement of limbs at joint altering the angle between the limbs
16	guaifenesin	Drug		Robitussin		expectorant C10H14O4		methocarbomol derived from this
17	hernia	Diagnosis				exit of tissue or organ through wall of cavity in which it is normally located
18	herniated nucleus pulposus	Diagnosis	HNP	herniated disc
19	hypertension	Diagnosis	HPN
20	inferior thoracic spine	Anatomy
21	interspinous ligament	Anatomy		interspinal ligament		ligaments connecting spinous processes in adjacent vertebrae
22	intervertebral discs	Anatomy		cartilagenous disks
23	Katz's diagram	Test				a diagram used to identify carpal tunnel syndrome
24	kyphosis	Physiology		roundback
25	listing	Physiology
26	lorazepam	Drug		Ativan, Temesta		a benzodiazapine anti-anxiety drug C15H10Cl2N2O2
27	lordosis	Anatomy		swayback			contributing factors include achondroplasia, discitis, kyphosis, obesity, osteoporosis and spondylolisthesis
28	median nerve	Anatomy					the only nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel
29	methocarbamol	Drug				central muscle relaxant used to treat skeletal muscle spasms
30	myopathy	Diagnosis				disease of the muscle tissue
31	naproxen	Drug
32	nerve conduction study	Test	NCS
33	nerve conduction velocity	Physiology	NCV
34	neuropathy	Diagnosis				disease or malfunction of a nerve
35	No Heat, Alcohol, Running, or Massage	Treatment	No HARM			things to avoid during injury treatment
36	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug	Drug	NSAID
37	occiput	Anatomy				back of the head or skull
38	olecranon process	Anatomy
39	omnipaque	Drug				contrast dye for radioimaging
40	orthosis	Apparatus				device that is worn to correct alignment/deformity, or to support an injury during recovery
41	palpation	Procedure				examining by touch
42	pneumothorax	Anatomy				collapsed lung
43	Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation	Diagnosis	PERRLA
44	Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, Referral	Treatment	RICER
45	rhomboid	Anatomy
46	scoliosis	Diagnosis				sideways curvature of the spine	occurs most often in the growth spurt before puberty
47	soft tissue injury	Diagnosis				damages of muscles, ligaments, or tendons in the body; strain, sprain, or contusion
48	Speed's test	Test				test for superior labral tears or bicipital tendonitis
49	sprain	Diagnosis				stretching or tearing of ligaments
50	Spurling's Test	Test				used to assess radicular pain
51	strain	Diagnosis				stretching or tearing of muscles or tendons
52	temporomandibular joint	Anatomy	TMJ			hinge that connects the jaw to the skull
53	thenar atrophy	Diagnosis				"wasting" of the muscle below the thumb	may be caused by chronic, severe CTS
54	trapezius	Anatomy
55	traumatic brain injury	Diagnosis	TBI
56	vocal cord paralysis	Diagnosis				total interruption of nerve impulses to the laryngeal muscles
57	vocal cord paresis	Diagnosis				partial interruption of nerve impulses to the laryngeal muscles
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