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MWP Orthopaedic
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anti-inflammatory | Drug that reduces inflammation |
| Bone marrow | Soft substance inside bones |
| Bronchitis | Inflammation of the bronchi (tubes connecting the windpipe to the lungs; also the smaller tubes within the lungs) |
| Cartilage | Hard, but flexible, substance which forms part of the skeleton |
| Diathermy | Production of heat in a part of the body by means of high-frequency electric current passed from electrodes placed on the skin |
| Disc | Rounded flattened structure such as an intervertebral disc (back bone) |
| Hydrotherapy | Treatment using water, eg baths |
| Ligaments | Tough band of fibrous tissue that links two bones together at a joint (joint capsule) |
| Manipulation | Use of the hands to produce movement of bones, joint or soft tissues as part of treatment |
| Massage | Manipulation of the soft tissue of the body |
| Menopause | The end of reproductive life in women when menstruation finally stops |
| Metabolism | The sum of all the chemical and physical changes that take place within the body and enable its continued growth and functioning |
| Osteoporosis | Abnormality in which bones become dense and brittle and tend to fracture; common in the elderly |
| Platelets | Small disc-shaped bodies in the blood which play an important role in coagulation |
| Percussion | Diagnostic technique for examining the chest or abdomen by tapping it with the fingers and listening to the resonance of the sound produced |
| Postural drainage | Technique that enables a person w lungs are clogged with sputum to drain them |
| Respiratory system | The organs and tissues that enable air to pass in and out of the body (lungs), ie breathing |
| Sputum (phlegm) | Mucous material released from glands in the walls of the main airways in the lungs |
| Tendon | Tough cord that attaches the end of a muscles to a bone |
| TENS | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation – pain relief by the application of tiny electrical impulses to nerve endings under the skin |
| Ultrasound | Ultrasonic waves – sound waves of extremely high frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear |