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KSS SM VocabTest 3
SM VocabTest 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adeno - | glands |
| Arthro - | joints |
| Chondro - | cartilage |
| Costo - | rib |
| Cryo - | cold |
| Derma - | skin |
| Dys - | disordered, bad |
| Endo- | inside |
| Hemo - | blood |
| Hydro - | water |
| Hyper - | above, beyond, or excessive |
| Hypo - | lack of or deficiency; also a position below, under or beneath |
| Infra - | below |
| Myo - | muscle |
| Neuro - | nerves |
| Osteo - | bone |
| Phlebo - | veins |
| Pyo - | pus |
| Post - | after |
| Pre - | before |
| Supra – | above |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | removed |
| -itis | inflammation (tenosynovitis) |
| -ology | science (pathology) |
| -lysis | loosening from adhesions (neurolysis) |
| -osis | abnormal condition (tuberculosis) |
| -phobia | fear (claustrophobia) |
| -ptosis | falling or sagging (visceroptosis) |
| -rrhea | discharging (diarrhea) |
| -stomy | forming artificial opening (colostomy) |
| -tomy | cutting open of an organ or cavity (tracheotomy) |
| - uria | excreted in urine (albuminuria) |
| ABDOMEN | Portion of the trunk located between the chest and the pelvisABDUCTION |
| ABRASION | Superficial wound of the skin resulting from friction or scraping the skin against a hard surface |
| ACHILLES TENDON | The common tendon of gastrocnemius and soleus (calf muscles) which inserts into the posterior of the calcaneus (heel bone) |
| ACTION | The muscle movement |
| ACUTE | Sharp, abrupt, sudden, such as acute pain, or a course of injury that is relatively severe and short |
| ADDUCTION | Movement of a part toward the midline of the body; Opposite of abduction |
| AEROBIC | Work or exercise requiring oxygen |
| AMNESIA | Lack or loss of memory usually due to head injury, shock, fatigue, or illness |
| ANEROBIC | Work or exercise not requiring oxygen |
| ANATOMY | The study of structure of form |
| ANALGESIC | An agent for producing insensibility to pain |
| ANESTHETIC | An agent capable of producing partial or entire loss feeling or sensation |
| ANOMALY | Deviation from the common rule; irregularity |
| ANTERIOR | Situated in front of; refers to the front of the body or body part |
| ANTI-BIOTIC | A drug used to inhibit or kill microorganisms |
| ANTI-SEPTIC | An agent, which prevents the growth of bacteria |
| APATHY | Lack of emotion or interest; indifference |
| APPENDICULAR | The extremities |
| ARTHRITIS | Inflammation in a joint |
| ARTHROLOGY | The study of joint articulations |
| ARTHROSCOPY | Viewing the inside of a joint through an arthroscope using a small video camera lens |
| ARTICULATION | The site at which bones meet to form a joint |
| ATHLETE’S FOOT | A superficial infection of the toes and feet caused by one of several fungi |
| ATROPHY | A decrease in muscle or tissue size usually caused by disease, injury, or loss of innervation |
| AVASULAR | Lack of blood circulation |
| AVULSION | A tearing or pulling away of a part of a structure |
| AXIAL | The body trunk |
| BASKETWEAVE | A method of taping for protection usually applied to ankles |
| BICEP | A muscle having two heads; Usually refers to the large flexor muscle of the front of the upper arm |
| BILATERAL | On the other side (R or L) |
| BRADYCARDIA | Slow heart rate |
| BRUISE | The result of a blow (contusion) that injures the tissue under the skin and causes visible black and blue marks (ecchymosis) |
| BURSA | A small closed sac, lined by specialized connective tissue, which contains a lubricating fluid; Bursa is usually located over bony prominences where muscles or tendons move over the bone end |
| BURSITIS | Inflammation of the bursaCALCANEUS |
| CALCIFICATION | Hardening by the deposition of salts of lime in the muscle tissue |
| CALLUS | A thickening of or a hardthickened area on the skin |
| CARTILAGE | A translucent, grizzle-like padding that lies or between most of the joints in the skeleton |
| CERVICAL | Pertaining to the neck, especially the 7 vertebrae in the neck |
| CHRONIC | Marked by long duration; continued; not acute; In athletics it usually refers to a recurrent injury, or one that has not responded to treatment |
| CIRCUMDUCTION | Rotation in a full circleCLAVICLE |
| CONCUSSION | The state of being shaken; a severe shaking or jarring of a part, as by an explosion, or a violent blow; shock |
| CONTRACTURE | shortening or distorting of tissue; May be permanent due to scaring, or spasmodic and temporary |
| CONTRAINDICATE | to advice against (aparticular treatment) |
| CONTRALATERAL | On the opposite side |
| CONTRAST BATH | Alternation of hot and cold water therapy for an injury |
| CONTUSION | An injury to the skin or flesh without laceration; a bruise to bone or muscle from an outside force causing tissue damage and internal bleeding (hematoma) |
| CONVULSION | A violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles; a spasm of seizure with or without unconsciousness, which may or may not be associated with various sensory or motor components described underepilepsy |
| CREPITUS | A series of cracking sounds such as when ends of a broken bone rub together |
| CRYOKINETICS | Treatment by use of cold with exercise movements |
| CRYOTHERAPY | Treatment by use of cold |
| CUTANEOUS | Skin |
| CYANOSIS | A condition in which the skin becomes blue because of deficient aeration of theblood |
| DELTOID | A large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint and serves to raise thearm laterally |
| DILATION | A state of being enlarged |
| DIASTOLIC BP | Force with which blood is pushing against the artery walls when ventricles are relaxed |
| DISLOCATION | Complete displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint |
| DISTAL | Remote, farther away from the point of origin; farthest from the head; opposite of proximal |
| DORSAL | Toward the back; the backside of the body |
| DORSIFLEXION | To bring the foot or hand toward the body |
| ECCHYMOSIS | The escape of blood into the tissues caused by a blow that ruptures the blood vessels; Black and blue appearance of the skin |
| EDEMA | Swelling due to abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities |
| EFFUSION | Swelling of the joint due to bursitis or other chronic joint problems |
| ETIOLOGY | The causes of an injury or disease |
| ERYTHEMA | Abnormal redness of the skin; Caused by dilation and irritation of the superficial capillaries |
| EVERSION | Turning the sole of the foot outward, away from the midline of the body |
| EXTENSION | The straightening of a limb at a joint; increasing the angle between two bones |
| EXTERNAL ROTATION (ER) | Rotating outwardFEMUR |
| FIBRILLATION | A quivering or tremor of muscle fibers |
| FIBROSIS | A condition marked by an increase of interstitial fibrous tissue |
| FIBULA | Small bone of the lower leg;Lateral side |
| FLEXIBILITY | The range of motion in a given joint or combination of joints |
| FLEXION | The bending of a limb at a joint, decreasing the angle between two bones |
| FRACTURE | A break or crack in a bone |
| FRONTAL | Divides anterior and posterior sectors |
| FUNGICIDE | A chemical agent that destroys fungi |
| GERMICIDE | A chemical agent that destroys pathogenic microorganisms |
| HAMSTRING MUSCLES, TENDONS | The muscle in the back of the thigh that extend from the pelvis to the upper foreleg, and their tendons; Their main action is to flex the leg at the knee |
| HEEL LOCK | A process of anchoring the heel on taping or wrapping an ankle |
| HEMATOMA | A swelling composed of blood; internal bleeding, associated with contusions |
| HEMATURIA | Presence of blood in the urine |
| HEMORRHAGE | A discharging of blood from the blood vessels |
| HIP POINTER | A contusion of the iliac crest, very painful and usually very tender to touch |
| HORIZONTAL EXTENSION | Backward movement of the arm at the shoulder with the arm in an abducted position |
| HOT SPOT | A hot or irritated feeling on the foot that occurs just before a friction blister forms |
| HUMERUS | Upper arm bone |
| HYDROTHERAPY | Treatment by use of water |
| HYPERTHERMIA | Abnormally high body temperature |
| HYPOTHERMIA | Abnormally low body temperature; core temperature below 95° F |
| HYPERTROPHY | An increase in muscle or tissue size resulting from an increase in the cells that compose the tissue |
| INCISION | A cut made surgically with a sharp knife |
| INDICATE | To advise the use of (a particular treatment) |
| INFECTION | The invasion of a host by organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, or insects with or without manifest disease |
| INFERIOR | Toward the bottom or feet, Lower |
| INFLAMMATION | A reaction of tissues to injury and infection, characterized by heat, swelling, red mass, pain, and sometimes loss of function |
| INNERVATE | To supply with nerves;Through innervation the nerve stimulates the muscle to contract |
| INSERTION | The end or part of a muscle by which it is attached to the part to be moved; the place where a muscle ends |
| INTERNAL ROTATION (IR) | Rotating inward |
| INVERSION | Turning the sole of the foot inward, toward the midline of the body |
| ISOTONIC | Dynamic,;An isotonic contraction is a muscular contraction in which the muscle fibers change in length resulting in movement of the adjoining body parts; Muscle works with a change in muscle length; Concentric - shortening; Eccentric - lengthening |
| ISOMETRIC | Static; Contraction of a muscle without movement; A muscular contraction in which the muscle fibers do not shorten in length resulting in no movement ; Muscle works with no change in muscle length; Builds static strength, |
| ISOKINETIC | Dynamic; A form of isotonic exercise in which maximum resistance is provided through the full range of movement; Muscle works with a change in muscle length and controlled speed; Requires an accommodating resistance device |
| JOCK ITCH | An irritated area between the legs complicated by fungus infection |
| “JOINT MICE” | Particles or loose bodies within a joint caused by fragmentation of joint surfaces or structures |
| KINESIOLOGY | The study of human movement |
| LACERATION | A cut or tear of skin or other body tissues usually accompanied by bleeding |
| LATERAL | Away from the midline of the body, toward the side |
| LESION | A wound or injury |
| LIGAMENT | A band of non-elastic, tough connective tissue connecting the articular ends of the bones; frequently the stabilizing element of the joint and joint capsule |
| LUMBOSACRAL | Referring to the area of the back where the lumbar and sacral areas are in contact; the “small” of the back |
| LUMBAR | Referring to the lowest part of the spine |
| LUXATION | Dislocation |
| MALLEOLUS | Distal tibia or fibula |
| MALLEOLI | Plural of malleolus |
| MEDIAL | Situated or occurring in the middle; inside; toward the midline |
| MODALITY | An agent used in physical therapy; also any apparatus used for applying such agent; or physical therapeutic agent such as whirlpool, massage, exercise, etc |
| MORTISE | A cavity into which some other part fits |
| MUSCLE | a tissue composed of contractile fibers or cells |
| MUSCLE CRAMP (SPASM) | Painful involuntary contraction of skeletal muscle group |
| MYOLOGY | Study of muscles |
| MYOSITIS | Inflammation of muscle |
| MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS | The formation of new bone following trauma, in tissues that normally do not undergo such a process; Most frequently seen in the quadriceps muscle following a severe blow to the thigh |
| NAIL AVULSION | Dislodgment of the nail from its bed by trauma |
| NECROSIS | Tissue death |
| NERVE | A bundle of nerve fibers, usually outside the brain or spinal cord |
| NEUROLOGY | Study of the nervous system |
| NEURITIS | Inflammation or irritation due to infection of mechanical pressure on a nerve, causing pain, tenderness, and paresthesia along the course of the nerve |
| ORIGIN | The more fixed, central or larger attachment of a muscle; (where a muscle begins) |
| OSTEOLOGY | Study of bonesPALLOR |
| PALMAR FLEXION | Refers only to the wrists; Movement of the hand at the wrist toward the head from a starting position |
| PALPATION | Examination by touch |
| PASSIVE | not active; submissive |
| PATELLA | Kneecap |
| PATHOLOGY | Study of the nature and causes of disease and injury, which cause change in structure, and function of body parts |
| PERIOSTEUM | The membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces |
| PHARYNGITIS | Sore Throat |
| PHYSIOLOGY | The study of function |
| PLANTAR | Referring to the sole of the foot |
| PLANTAR WART | An epidermal tumor of viral origin on the sole of the foot |
| PLANTAR FLEXION | Ankle movement pointing toes toward the ground, or away from the body |
| POSTERIOR | The back of the body or the body part |
| PROGNOSIS | Prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome of injury |
| PRONATION | Rotation of a limb toward the midline of the body, turning the palm downward, flattening the arch of the foot |
| PRONE | Face down horizontal position of the body |
| PROXIMAL | That end of the limb, which is nearest to the point of origin opposite of distal |
| PROTRACTION | Motion moving a body part forward |
| PUNCTURE | A hole, slight wound, or other perforation made by a pointed instrument of object |
| QUADRICEP MUSCLES/TENDONS | The muscle in the front of the thigh that extend from the pelvis to the upper foreleg, and their tendons; Their main action is to extend the leg at the knee and help flex the hip |
| RADIUS | Bone of lateral forearm |
| REDUCTION | To bring back to the normal position, as in reducing a dislocated shoulder or a fractured bone; Closed reduction is done without incision; open reduction is done through an incision |
| REGURGITATE | To vomit |
| RETRACTION | Return of a protracted body part |
| RETROGRADE | Going from a better to a worse state; relapse |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| ROTATION | The act of turning on an axis |
| ROTATOR CUFF | Four intrinsic muscles of the shoulder, which originate on the scapula and whose tendons form a circular sheath around the capsule of the humerus; serves to help rotate the arm and keep the humerus in the glenoid fossa during activity |
| SAGITTAL | Divides right and left sections |
| SCAPULA | Shoulder blade |
| SCOLIOSIS | Lateral curvature of the spine |
| SEDATIVE | An agent or substance that quiets nervous excitement |
| SENSORY | Conveying nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers |
| SESAMOID | A term applied to the small bones situated in the substance of tendons, near certain joints |
| SHIN SPLINT | Clinically painful and disabling condition of the lower leg unique to athletes results from overuse of muscles such as the tibialis anterior/posterior; usually associated with running and jumping on hard surfaces or uneven terrain early in the season |
| SHOCK | A state of profound depression of the vital processes resulting from wounds, hemorrhaging, crushing injuries, blows, etc |
| SIGN | Objective evidence of an injury; something the athlete trainer can see, hear, or feel |
| SINUS | A hollow space or cavity |
| SPASM | An involuntary contraction of one or more muscles |
| SPICA | A figure 8 bandage |
| SPRAIN | A stretching or tearing of ligaments and other attachments of a joint following a sudden twisting, wrenching or external force applied to the joint |
| STRAIN | An injury of muscles or tendons as a result of overstretching, overextension or powerful contractions against resistance; In training parlance, these are better known as a pull or tear |
| SUBACUTE | A stage between acute and chronic with some acute features |
| SUBLUXATION | Partial or incomplete dislocation |
| SUPERFICIAL | Near the surface (external) |
| SUPERFICIAL WOUND | Refers to the surface, as in superficial injuries-those that do not go below the skin; An abrasion |
| SUPERIOR | Towards the top or head, upper |
| SUPINATION | Rotation of the arm away from the middle of the body; turning the palm of the hand upward |
| SUPINE | Horizontal position of the body, lying on the back |
| SUTURE | To stitch the skin or tissue in order to join the edges of a wound |
| SYNCOPE | A faint due to cerebral anoxia (inadequate oxygen to brain) |
| SYNOVITIS | An irritation to the synovial lining of a joint causing pain and discomfort but general no swelling or effusion |
| SYSTOLIC BP | Force with which the blood is pushing against the artery walls when the ventricles are contracting |
| TACHYCARDIA | An excessively fast heartbeat |
| TENDON | A tough cord of band; dense, white, fibrous connective tissue connecting a muscle with some other part (bone), and transmitting the force exerted by the muscle |
| TENDONITIS | Irritation, inflammation, and swelling of a tendon, caused by excessive use |
| TETANUS | An infectious disease marked by painful tonic muscular contractions caused by the lockjaw bacillus; Players should be immunized against tetanus |
| THERAPY | Treatment of an injury or disease |
| THERMOTHERAPY | Treatment by use of heat – includes hot packs, analgesics, ultrasound and diathermy |
| THORACIC | Relating to the thorax; especially the 12 vertebrae |
| THORAX | The upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen; it is formed by the 12 thoracic vertebrae, the 12 pairs of ribs, the sternum, and the muscles and fasciae attached to these |
| TIBIA | Large bone of the lower leg; Medial side |
| TINNITUS | The sensation of ringing in the ears from traumatic or other causes |
| TRANSVERSE | Divides superior and inferior sections |
| TRAUMA | An injury, wound, or shock |
| ULNA | Medial forearm |
| VALGUS | Angulation of the body outward (away from the mid-line) |
| VARUS | Angulation of the body inward (toward the mid-line) |
| VASOCONSTRICTOR | An agent-causing closing of the blood vessels |
| VASODILATOR | An agent-causing opening of the blood vessels |
| VENTRAL | Bottom surface, belly; Opposite of dorsal |
| VERTIGO | Dizziness |
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