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KSS SM Vocab 6
SM Vocab 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CLAVICLE | Collar bone |
| 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 permanentdue to scaring, or spasmodic and temporary |
| CONTRAINDICATE | to advice against (a particular 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 andinternal 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 soundssuch 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 the blood |
| DELTOID | A large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint and serves to raise the arm laterally |
| DILATION | A state of being enlarged |