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Undergraduate 2
05/20/2017

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Term

INJURY

Definition


Actual or potential tissue damage

Term

ISCHEMIA

Definition

A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part

Term

ISOMETRIC EXERCISE

Definition

Exercise that involves muscular contractions that do not allow


for joint movement / static contractions.

Term

JOINT

Definition

The point where two bones meet, articulation

Term

JOINT CAPSULE

Definition


Fibrous membrane that surrounds an articulation

Term

LIABILITY

Definition

Indication of responsibility, an obligation

Term

MUSCLE CRAMP

Definition

Violent, involuntary muscle contraction

Term

ORTHOSIS

Definition

devicethat is applied to the body in order to protect and stabilize body

parts

Term

OSTEOARTHRITIS

Definition

a condition characterized by degeneration of articular cartilage

Term

PALPATE

Definition

To investigate by touching

Term

PARESTHESIA

Definition

Unusual sensations: tingling, burning

Term

PATHOLOGY

Definition

The science of the causes and effects of disease or injury

Term

PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE

Definition

Exercise characterized by jumping / explosive movements

designed to create

a pre-stretch immediately prior to a voluntary muscle contraction.


Term

POINT TENDERNESS

Definition

Pain elicited upon palpation

Term

POWER

Definition


Work/time, the ability to exert force quickly

Term

PROPRIOCEPTORS

Definition

Neurological sensory organs that respond to joint position

Term

REFERRED PAIN

Definition

Pain sensed away from the site of injury

Term

REFLEX

Definition

An involuntary reaction

Term

REACTION

Definition

An involuntary response to a stimulus

Term

REPAIR

Definition

The restoration of function of a body tissue

Term

REGENERATION:

Definition

The act of cells reproducing themselves

Term

SIGN

Definition

A visible indication of an injury

Term

SYMPTOM

Definition

A change in bodily sensation that indicates injury

Term

SPASM

Definition

An involuntary muscle contraction

Term

SPRAIN

Definition

: Over-stretching or tearing of a ligament

Term

STRAIN

Definition

Overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon.

Term

STRETCHING

Definition

The act of elongating musculotendinous tissues


Term

TENDON

Definition

Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

Term

VASOCONSTRICTION

Definition

Decrease in blood vessel diameter

Term

VASODILATION

Definition

Increase in blood vessel diameter

Term

MEDIAL

Definition

Towards midline of the body

Term

LATERAL

Definition

Away from the midline of the body


Term

ANTERIOR

Definition

Towards the front of the body

Term

POSTERIOR

Definition

Towards the back of the body

Term

SUPERIOR

Definition

Towards the head

Term

INFERIOR

Definition

Away from the head

Term

PROXIMAL

Definition

Towards the middle of the body

Term

DISTAL

Definition

: Away from the middle of the body

Term

FLEXION

Definition

Shortening of the joint angle.

Term

EXTENSION

Definition

Increasing the joint angle.

Term

HYPEREXTENSION

Definition


Increasing the joint angle beyond normal anatomic position.

Term

ABDUCTION:

Definition

Movement away from mid-line of the body

Term

ADDUCTION

Definition


Movement towards the midline of the body

Term

ROTATION

Definition

Movement around a central axis of rotation

Term

PRONATION

Definition

Turning the palm / foot downward

Term

SUPINATION

Definition

Turning the palm / foot upward.

Term

CIRCUMDUCTION

Definition

Rotation around a central axis.

Term

PLANTARFLEXION

Definition


Shortening of the angle between the tibia and the foot

Term

DORSIFLEXION

Definition

Increasing the angle between the tibia and the foot.

Term
Stress
Definition

A force that tends to deformĀ 

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