Sports medicine common terms ll

calorie

amount of energy that foods will produce in the human body

cervical

neck or cervix

chondromalacia

abnormal softness of cartilage

contact sport

sport in where the athletes are constantly making contact with other people or objects

cryotherapy

use of extreme cold to freeze and abnormal tissue

edema

swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body’s tissues

callus

thick, harded layers of skin

chronic injury

Chronic injuries develop from long-term

collision sport

athletes purposely hit or collide with each other or the ground

contraindicate

To advise against a medical action

cutaneous

relating to, of, or affecting the skin ( skin)

diplopia

Double vision that affects only one eye

ecchymosis

a bruise

cartilage

a tough, flexible connective tissue that cushions joints

circumduction

circular body movement that combines four fundamental motions

cyst

sac-like pocket of tissue in the body

dorsal

Refers to the upper side or back

epistaxis

nosebleed

cauliflower ear

a permanent deformity of the outer ear caused by blunt force trauma or repeated friction

clavicle

bone horizontally at the base of the neck

condyle

knuckle-like end of a bone that connects with another bone to form a joint

crepitus

popping, cracking, grating sound produced when joints rub together

debride

to medically remove dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound

femur

the longest and strongest bone in the human body located in the upper leg