Athletic Medicine I Vocabulary Final

Flashcards for Athletic Medicine I Vocabulary Final Exam Review

Arthro-

Pertaining to a joint

Chondo-

Pertaining to cartilage

Costo-

Pertaining to the ribs

Derma-

Pertaining to the skin

Dys-

Difficult or painful

Glosso-

Pertaining to the tongue

Hepat-

Pertaining to the liver

Infra-

Below or beneath

Mal-

Bad or abnormal

Myelo-

Pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow

Oculo-

Pertaining to the eye

Odonto-

Pertaining to the teeth

Ophthalmo-

Pertaining to the eye

Osteo-

Pertaining to bone

Oto-

Pertaining to the ear

Supra-

Above or superior

Tachy-

Fast or rapid

-algia

Pain

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-itis

Inflammation

-ology

Study of

-pathy

Disease

Action

A process

Aerobic

With oxygen

Anaerobic

Without oxygen

Anatomy

Study of the structure of the body

Analgesic

Pain reliever

Antipyretic

Fever reducer

Apnea

Cessation of breathing

Articulation

Where two or more bones meet

Axial

Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate

Callus

New bone formation over a fracture site

Chronic

Long-term

Concentric

Muscle shortening

Cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin

Crepitus

Crackling sound

Cutaneous

Pertaining to the skin

Dermatome

Area of skin innervated by a spinal nerve root

Diastolic BP

Pressure in arteries during cardiac relaxation

Diplopia

Double vision

Eccentric

Muscle lengthening

Ecchymosis

Skin discoloration

Edema

Swelling

Epistaxis

Nosebleed

Etiology

Cause of disease

Fossa

Shallow depression

Fungicide

Agent that kills fungi

Hematoma

Localized collection of blood

Hemorrhage

Profuse bleeding

Hernia

Protrusion of an organ through its containing wall

Histamine

A substance released during inflammation causing vasodilation

Indicate

To point out

Inflammation

Body's reaction to injury or infection

Insertion

Distal attachment of a muscle

Innervate

To supply with nerves

Isotonic

Muscle contraction with joint movement

Isometric

Muscle contraction without joint movement

Isokinetic

Muscle contraction at a constant speed

Kinesiology

Study of movement

Lesion

Pathological change in tissue

Modality

Method of treatment

Origin

Proximal attachment of a muscle

Palpation

Examination by touch

Pathology

Study of disease

Physiology

Study of the function of the body

Prognosis

Prediction of the outcome of a disease or injury

Regurgitate

To vomit

Retrograde

Moving backward

Shock

Life-threatening depression of vital signs

Sign

Objective evidence of a disease

Sinus

Cavity or hollow space in a bone

Spasm

Involuntary muscle contraction

Spica

Figure-eight wrap

Syncope

Fainting

Systolic BP

Pressure in arteries during contraction

Tachycardia

Rapid heart rate

Tetanus

Sustained muscle contraction

Therapy

Treatment

Tinnitus

Ringing in the ears

Trauma

Physical injury or wound

Valgus

Deformity with distal part away from midline

Varus

Deformity with distal part towards midline