Sports medicine ch.2

hemorrhage

is the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

hepatomegaly

is abnormal enlargement of the liver

hypertension

high blood pressure

hypotension

low blood pressure

infection

invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

inflammation

localized responsee to injury/ tissue destruction

interstital

relating to or placed in the small gaps and spaces between things

intramuscular

means within the muscle

laceration

torn or jagged wound

lesion

pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury

malaise

feeling of discomfort, illness, or lack of well-being

mycosis

is any disease caused by fungus

myelopathy

is a pathologic change in the spinal cord

myopathy

is a pathologic change in muscle tissue

myorrhexis

tearing or rupture of a muscle

natal

pertaining to birth

neonatology

is the study of disorders of the newborn

neurorrhaphy

suturing ends of a served nerve

otorhinolaryngology

specialty that focusses on diagnosing and treating conditions of the ears, nose, throat, head and neck.

palpation

examination technique using hands to feel textures and locations of body parts

palpitation

pounding or racing heart

pathology

the study of all aspects of disease

phalanges

digital bones found in the fingers and toes of humans and other vertabrates

poliomyelitis

a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

prognosis

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

pyoderma

is a pus-forming bacterial skin infection

pyrosis

is a discomfort form stomach acid regulation (heartburn)

remission

tempporary, partial, or complete disappearance of symptoms without acheiveing a cure

sign

objective evidence of disease; can be measured/evaluated by the patient or others

supination

rotating the arm so the palm is forward or upward

suppuration

the formation of discharge of pus

supracostal

above or outside the ribs

symptom

subjective evidence of disease; can only be measured/eveluated by the paitent

syndrome

a set of signs and symptoms occuring together as part of a specific disease process

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

trauma

wound or injury

triage

screening paitents to determine priority of need

viral

pretainign to a virus

unusual plural forms

adding an “s” or “es”, they change vowels, keep the same shape, or borrow old foreign rules

Bursa

ae

vertabra

ae

appendix

ices

Diagnosis

es

phalanx

ges

Diverticulum

a

Alveolus

i

Malleolus

i