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Injury Vocabulary
Mountain View High School Sports med injury test
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Sports
12th Grade
03/26/2014

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Abrasion
Definition
Tearing from being scraped or rubbed
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Acclimatization
Definition
Body physiologically adapting to new enviroments
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Aerobic
Definition
Work requiring oxygen
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Amnesia
Definition
Loss of memory due to head injury
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Anaerobic
Definition
Work NOT requiring oxygen
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Analgesic
Definition
Agents for reducing pain
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Articulation
Definition
site where two bones meet forming ajoint
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Atrophy
Definition
wasting away of organ or tissue
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Avulsion
Definition
tear or pull away part of a structure
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Bursa
Definition
fluid filled sacs at a joint to prevent friction
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Bursitis
Definition
inflammation of a bursa
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Acute
Definition
Sudden, onset, abrupt
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Cartilage
Definition
gristle like padding that lies on or between bone
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Chronic
Definition
of long duration or frequent accurance
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Constriction
Definition
state of being pinched or smaller than normal
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Contraindicate
Definition
to advise agaisnt
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Contralateral
Definition
on the opposite side
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Contusion
Definition
a bruise to bone or muscle from outside force, internal bleeding
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Crepitus
Definition
cracking sound or feeling
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Cryotherapy
Definition
treatment by use of cold
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Cyanosis
Definition
blue skin from lack of oxgen
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Diagonsis
Definition
name of the disease or condition person is believed to have
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Dilation
Definition
state of being enlarged
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Dislocation
Definition
complete displacement of a bone from its normal position of joint
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Ecchymosis
Definition
bleeding visible beneath the skin as a blue or purple patch
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Edema
Definition
swelling due to adnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities
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Effusion
Definition
swelling in a joint
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Fracture
Definition
a break or crack in a bone
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Hematoma
Definition
swelling composed of blood; internal bleeding associated with a contusion
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Hydrotherapy
Definition
treatment by use of water
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Incision
Definition
a cut made surgically with a sharp knife
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Indicate
Definition
to advice the use of
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Inflammation
Definition
the body's reaction to injury
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Innervate
Definition
to supply with nerves
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Joint laxity
Definition
looseness of joint due to loose ligaments
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Laceration
Definition
a jagged cut or tear in the skin
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Ligament
Definition
tissue that connects bone to bone
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Mechanism of Injury
Definition
circumstance in which injury occurs
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Modality
Definition
method or apparatus used for healing an injury
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palpation
Definition
examination by touch
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Point Tenderness
Definition
pain at the sorest part of an injury
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Prognosis
Definition
prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome of injury
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Proprioception
Definition
sense of bodies position in space
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Range of Motion
Definition
movement of joint around a central point
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Reduction
Definition
to bring back to normal position
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Referred Pain
Definition
pain that occurs away from the injury site
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Seperation
Definition
Pulling apart of a generally non movable joint
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Shock
Definition
potentially fatal reaction of body to injury; failure of cardio to circulate
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Sprain
Definition
stretching or tearing of ligaments
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Strain
Definition
stretching or tearing of muscle tendon
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Subluxation
Definition
incomplete or partial dislocation of joint
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Tendon
Definition
tissue that connects muscle to bone
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Thermotherapy
Definition
treatment by use of heat
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Valgus
Definition
distal aspect of limb away from midline
Term
Varus
Definition
distal aspect of limb forced towards the midline
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Vasoconstrictor
Definition
an agent causing the construction or closing blood vessels
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Vasodilator
Definition
an agent causing the dilation or opening of blood vessels
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