Chapter 27 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Abduction | moving body part away from body |
Adduction | moving body part towards your body |
Ambulation | act of walking |
Atrophy | decrease in size (shrink), wasting away of tissue |
Contracture | lack of joint mobility, caused by normal shortening of muscle |
Deconditioning | loss of muscle strength from inactivity |
Dorsiflexion | bending toes and foot up at ankle |
Extension | straightening a body part |
External rotation | turning joint outward |
Flexion | bending a body part |
Footdrop | the foot falls down at the ankle: permanent plantar flexion |
Hyperextension | excessive straightening of a body part |
Internal rotation | turning the joint inward |
Orthostatic hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure, when the person suddenly stands up: postural hypo tension |
Plantar flexion | the foot in bent , bending the foot down at the ankle |
Postural hypotension | orthostatic hypotension |
Pronation | turning the joint downward |
Range of motion | movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain |
Rotation | turning the joint |
Supination | turning the joint upward |
Syncope | a brief loss of consciousness, fainting |
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