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MWP Orthopaedic
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Question | Answer |
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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 |