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KSS SM VocabTest 1
SM VocabTest 1
| 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 |
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