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Sports Medicine
First Set of Vocab
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Science
11th Grade
09/03/2008

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Term
Asthma
Definition
a condition often of allergic origin that is marked by continuous or labored breathing, wheezing, and atacks of coughing and gasping
Term
Analgesic
Definition
agent that relieves pain without causing a complete loss of sensation
Term
ambulation
Definition
move or walk from place to place
Term
Acute Injury
Definition
an injury with a suden oset and short duration
Term
adduction
Definition
movement of a body part towards the midline of the body
Term
Amnesia
Definition
Loss of memory
Term
Anemia
Definition
lack of iron
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Abduction
Definition
movement of a body part away from the middle of the body
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Anomaly
Definition
deviation from the norm
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anoxia
Definition
lack of oxygen
Term
Anterior
Definition
Before or in front of.
Term
Antipyretic
Definition
Agent that relieves or reduces fever.
Term
Apophysis
Definition
A bony outgrowth to which muscles attach.
Term
Arthroscopic
Definition
To view the inside of a joint via a small camera lens
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Asymmetry
Definition
Lack of proportion of sides of the body.
Term
Atrophy
Definition
Wasting away of tissues or of an organ.
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Avascular
Definition
Devoid of blood circulation.
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Avulsion
Definition
Forcible tearing away of a part or a structure.
Term
Axilla
Definition
Referring to the armpit area
Term
Bandage
Definition
Strip of cloth or other material used to cover a wound.
Term
Bilateral
Definition
Pertaining to Both Sides
Term
Biomechanics
Definition
Branch of science that applies laws of mechanics to organisms and tissues
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Borborygmus
Definition
A rumbling sound made by gas in the intestine.
Term
Bulimia
Definition
Bing-purge eating disorder
Term
Bursa
Definition
A liquid filled sac found between certain tendons and the bones beneath them in order to act like a cushion, allowing the tendon to move over the bone.
Term
Catastrophic
Definition
Relating nto a permaanent or life-threatening injury
Term
Chafing
Definition
Superificial inflammation that develops when the skin is subject to friction
Term
Chondromalacia
Definition
Degeneartion of the bone's articular surface leading to softening.
Term
Chronic Injury
Definition
Injury with a long onset and a long duration
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Circumduct
Definition
Moving a limb in a circular motion
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Contraindication
Definition
Something that would make it advisable not to do a particular treatment
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