Glossary

A group of movement disorders that affect muscle control resulting in poor coordination,  balance and altered speech pattern.

A specific type of involuntary, abnormal muscle contraction characterized by a slow, complicated, writhing pattern 0f movement.

Advanced Trauma Life Support.  Guidelines developed by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons for managing trauma in the acute setting.

Advanced Trauma Life Support – A program developed by the American College of Surgeons for the assessment, resuscitation and stabilization of individuals who have traumatic injuries. This program was introduced in the 1980s and is in use globally.

Adenosine triphosphate – a critical molecule in the energy metabolism cycle in living beings. It is a storage molecule for energy required in a body’s metabolism giving off phosphate to supply energy when it is called for. When a phosphate group is separated from the molecule it becomes ADP or adenosine diphosphate.

AKA autologous graft – a transplantation of tissue or organs from one part of a patient’s body to another in same person.

Arteriovenous.  Of, relating to or connecting arteries to veins.

Bevacizumab-a monoclonal antibody that blocks angiogenesis by inhibits the responsible vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A).

Ateriovenous Malformation – a vascular anomaly consisting of an artery or arteries abnormally connecting to a vein or veins.

Non-radiating low back pain. The most common type of back pain. It is typically non-specific and self-limited.