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Injury Nomenclature
Injury nomenclature medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Musculotendinous Unit | The group formed by a muscle and its tendons |
| Eccentric Contraction | Muscular contraction in which the elongation of the muscle is voluntarily controlled. ie: lowering a weight |
| Tendinitis | Inflammation of the structures encased within the tendon's outer layering |
| Tenosynovitis | Inflammation of the synovial sheath surrounding a tendon |
| Calcific Tendinitis | Calcium formation within a tendon. May develop with long-term tendinitis. |
| Etiology | The cause of a disease (also: study of the causes of disease) |
| Myositis Ossificans | The formation of bone within a muscle belly's fascia and its intramuscular extensions close to the bone. |
| Hematoma | A collection of clotted blood within a confined space |
| Extracapsular | Outside of the joint capsule |
| Intracapsular | Inside of the joint capsule |
| Sprain | Stretching or tearing of the ligaments, joint capsule, or both |
| Subluxation | The partial or complete disassociation of the joint's articulating surfaces that may spontaneously return to their normal alignments. |
| Dislocation | Dissociation of a joint's articulating surfaces. |
| Antalgic Gait | A limp or unnatural walking patters caused by pain, trauma, or dysfunction of the lower extremity |
| Closed-Packed Position | The point in a joint's ROm at which its bones are miximally congruent; the most stable position of a joint |
| Diaphysis | The shaft of a long bone |
| Ecchymosis | A blue or purple area of skin caused by the movement of blood into the skin |
| Freedom of Movement | The number of cardinal planes in which a joint allows motion |
| Hemarthrosis | Blood within a joint cavity |
| Hematoma | A collection of clotted blood within a confined space |
| Ischemia | Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply caused by the obstruction of blood flow to a body area |
| Kinematic | The characteristics of movement related to time and space; the effects of joint action |
| Kinetic | The forces being analyzed; the caused of joint action |
| Open-Packed Position | The joint position at which its bones are maximally incongruent |
| Sign | An observable condition that indicates the existence of a disease or injury |
| Symptom | A contition not visually apparant to the examiner, indicating the existence of a disease or injury. Symptoms are usually obtained during the history-taking process |
| Isometric Contraction | A muscle contraction which generates force without changing length. |
| Isotonic Contraction | A muscle contraction with a change in the length of the muscle. Two types: Eccentric and Concentric |
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