ABRASION
Rubbing or scraping off
ACTIVE
Exercise w/ the individual doing the work
ACUTE
Taking a short course with severe symptoms
ANALGESIA
Absence of sensation of pain
ANESTHESIA
Absence of sensation (drug, gas)
ANTIBIOTIC
A substance which interferes with the growth of bacteria
ATROPHY
Wasting away of a part, tissue or organ
AVULSION
A wrenching away of a part
BURSA
Small sac filled with fluid interposed between parts that move upon one another
CARTILAGE
Substance from which bone ossifies
CHRONIC
Of long duration, long continued
COLLATERAL
Running by the side of
CONDYLE
Rounded knob on the end of a bone; knuckle
CONTRA
(Indicated) Forbidden
CONTUSION
A bruise
CREPITUS
A cracking or grinding
CRUCIATE
Shaped like a cross
CRYOTHERAPY
Therapy involving the use of ice in the treatment of injuries
ECCHYMOSIS
Discoloration of the skin
EDEMA
A collection of fluid in the tissue
GERMICIDE
An agent that kills bacteria
HEMORRHAGE
Bleeding
HYDROTHERAPY
Therapy involving the use of water in treating injuries
ISOKINETIC
Accommodating resistance--resistance is indirect ratio to the varying forces applied through the
full range of motion
ISOMETRIC
Static contractions of a muscle without movement. A muscle contraction in which the muscle
fibers do not shorten enough resulting in no movement of body parts.
ISOTONIC
Muscular contraction in which the muscle fibers shorten in length resulting in movement of the
adjoining body parts.
LACERATION
Wound made by tearing
MENISCUS
Inter-articular fibro-cartilage
PALPATE
To feel or examine by touch, pressure
PASSIVE
Another party moves the affected part
SPRAIN
A twisting of a joining producing a stretching or tearing of ligaments
STRAIN
Excessive stretching of a part
SUBLUXATION
Spontaneously reduced joint dislocation
SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE
Membrane surrounding the joint and secretes lubricating fluids within the joint.
TENDON
A band of dense tough fibrous tissue forming the termination of a muscle and attaching the latter to
the bone. Attaches muscle to bone