Glossary

Abduction	move away from midline
Adduction	move toward midline
Anterior	situated to the front
Cervical	refers to the neck
Chronic	permanent, long lasting (generally longer than 6 months)
Distal	distant from the body
Don	to put on
Doff	to take off
Dorsal	on the back
Dysmelia	congenital malformation of an extremity
Epicondylitis	inflammation of the epicondyles of the humerus (tennis elbow, golfer's elbow)
Femur	thigh-bone
Fibular	lateral(outside) bone of the lower leg
Genu	knee
Hallux	Big Toe
Inferior	Situated below
Inversion	intorsion (generally refers to the ankle -moving soles of feet toward each other)
Kyphosis	hump back, opposite of lordosis
Lateral	situated to the side, outside of
Lordosis	hollow back, opposite of kyphosis
Lumbar	lower back, between ribs and hips
Malleolus	ankle bonesdistal prominence of the tibia and fibula
Medial	situated to the middle (inside), inside of
Metatarsalgia	inflammation and pain at the ball of the foot
Plantar	refers to the sole of the foot
Plantar Fasciitis	inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that supports the arch of the foot, running from the heel bone to the toes and typically causing pain in the heel
Posterior	situated to the rear, behind
Pronation	an internal rotation, refers to the foot or hand
Proximal	close to the body
Residual Limb	the remaining portion of persons arm or leg
Sever's Disease	inflammation of the growth plate in the heel, causing heel pain and typically affecting kids during a growth spurt
Shrinker	a sock that applies compression on a residual limb to reduce swelling, typically worn by new amputees
Socket	connects your residual limb to the prosthesis
Superior	situated toward the top/upper side
Supination	an external rotation, refers to the foot or hand
Talus	ankle bone, articulates with tibia/fibula
Tibia	medial(inside) bone of lower leg, lower bone of knee joint
Valgus	joint angled toward midline (ie. knock-kneed)
Varus	joint angled away from midline (ie. bow-legged)