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 |
Femur |
thigh-bone |
Fibular |
lateral(outside) bone of the lower leg |
Genu |
knee |
Inferior |
Situated below |
Lateral |
situated to the side, outside of |
Malleolus |
ankle bonesdistal prominence of the tibia and fibula |
Medial |
situated to the middle (inside), inside of |
Posterior |
situated to the rear, behind |
Proximal |
close to the body |
Residual Limb |
the remaining portion of a person’s arm or leg |
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 |
Talus |
ankle bone, articulates with tibia/fibula |
Tibia |
medial(inside) bone of lower leg, lower bone of knee joint |