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Sports Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1* | first degree/primary survey (mild injury) |
| 2* | second degree/secondary survey (moderate injury) |
| 3* | third degree (sever injury) |
| (+) | positive |
| (-) | negative |
| dx | diagnosis |
| fx | fracture |
| hx | history |
| px | practice |
| Rx | prescription |
| sx | symptom/surgery |
| tx | treatment |
| hema or hemo | blood |
| mal | bad/poor |
| ocul | eyes |
| myo | muscle |
| derm | skin |
| neuro | nervous system |
| osteo | bones |
| vaso | blood vessels |
| hyper | too much/excessive |
| hypo | limited/decrease |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
| CV | cardio vascular |
| BP | blood pressure |
| Chronic | long lasting/long onset |
| Acute | short duration/quick onset |
| Frontal or Coronal | equal front/back |
| Transverse | equal top/bottom |
| Midsagittal | right/left halves (not equal) |
| Sagittal | equal left/right |
| internal rotation | rotation of bone towards midline |
| external rotation | rotation of bone away from midline |
| dorsi flexion | flexion of the ankle |
| planter flexion | extension of the ankle |
| flexion | decrease in angle between 2 bones |
| extension | increase in angle between 2 bones |
| abduction | movement away from midline (only limbs) |
| adduction | movement towards midline (only limbs) |
| ad lib | at their pleasure |
| bid | 2x/day |
| tid | 3x/day |
| qid | 4x/day |
| p.o. | medicine taken orally |
| distal | further from trunk of body |
| proximal | closer to the trunk of body |
| medial | closer to middle of body |
| lateral | farther from middle of body |
| anterior | front of body |
| posterior | back of body |
| inferior | below |
| superior | above |
| volar | palm of hand/sole of foot |
| dorsum | back side of hands/top of feet |
| valgus | force directed medially (has an L so not lateral) |
| varus | force directed laterally |