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| Portion of the trunk located between the chest and the pelvis |
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| Movement of a body part away from the mid-line of the body |
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| Rubbing or scraping off of skin |
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| Characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event |
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| Movement of a body part toward the mid-line of the body |
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| A muscle that performs the desired movement; prime mover |
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| Absence or suppression of menstruation |
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| A muscle that acts in opposition to another muscle (agonist) |
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| Drugs that reduce swelling and inflammation |
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| Bony outgrowth to which muscles attach |
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Viewing the inside of a joint through an arthroscope using a
small video camera lens |
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| Decrease in size of muscle or tissue |
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| Lack of blood circulation |
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| Forcible tearing away or separation |
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Small synovial sac located over bony prominences that aids in
reducing friction |
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| The major protein of connective tissue |
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| The muscle shortens while contracting against resistance |
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| A condition adversely affected by a specific action |
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| Bruise or injury to soft tissue that does not break the skin |
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Head injury on opposite side of the actual injury site due to
rebound of the brain |
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| Crackling sound heard during the movement of a broken bone |
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| Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a reduced amount of hemoglobin in the blood |
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| Removal of dirt and dead tissue from a wound |
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| Segmental skin area innervated by various segments of the spinal cord |
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| The residual pressure when the heart in between beats |
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| The displacement of bones of a joint |
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| Farthest from the center, midline, or trunk |
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| Referring to the back of body or structure (posterior) |
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| Bending of the ankle upward |
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| Difficult or painful breathing |
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| The process of muscle contraction and stretch of the muscle tendon unit by an extrinsic force (lengthening contraction) |
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| Black and blue discoloration of the skin caused by hemorrhage |
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| Swelling caused by the collection of fluid in connective tissue |
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| Solution that is a conductor of electricity |
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| An organic catalyst that can cause chemical changes in other substances without being changed itself |
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| A chronic disorder characterized by sudden attacks of brain dysfunction, including altered consciousness |
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| Cartilaginous growth region of a bone; growth plate |
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| Science dealing with causes of injury or disease |
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| A movement of turning the foot outward |
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| Fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separate muscles |
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| Type of cartilage that contain visible collagenous fibers (menisci) |
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| Development of excessive fibrous connective tissue |
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The range of motion in a given joint or
combination of joints |
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| A break or crack in a bone |
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| Protractor used to measure joint range of motion |
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| Storage form of glucose found in both the liver and muscles |
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| A localized collection a blood, usually clotted, that is confined within an organ, tissue, or space |
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The red respiratory protein of erythrocytes that transports
oxygen from the lungs to the tissues |
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| Bloody fluid in the pleural cavity |
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| Protrusion of apart of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening |
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| Powerful inflammatory chemical that causes an increase in vascular permeability as well as vasodilation |
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| Extreme stretching of a body part (beyond normal extension) |
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| Excessively high level of blood sugar |
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| Extreme mobility of a joint |
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| Abnormally high body temperature |
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| Enlargement of a part caused by an increase in the size of its cells |
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Abnormally deep breathing that is prolonged, causing a
depletion of carbon dioxide, a fall in blood pressure, and fainting |
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| Bleeding into the anterior portion of the eye |
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| Lack of an adequate amount of oxygen |
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| Cause of a condition is unknown |
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| Nerve stimulation of a muscle |
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| Situated on the same side |
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| Accommodating and variable resistance |
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| Contracts the muscle statically without changing its length |
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| Shortens and lengthens the muscle through a complete range of motion |
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| Sensation or feeling of movement; the awareness of body in space |
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| Exaggeration of the normal curve of the thoracic spine |
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| Abnormal curvature of the lumbar vertebrae |
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| Microscopic lesion or injury, e.g. stress fracture |
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| A group of muscles innervated by a single nerve root |
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| Characterized by ossification (bone formation) of muscles |
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| Chronic disease involving joints in which their is destruction of articular cartilage and bony overgrowth |
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| Refers to relationship of bone and cartilage |
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| Feeling an injury with the fingers |
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| Paralysis of lower portion of the body and both legs |
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| Abnormal or unique sensation such as itching or prickling |
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| Abnormally high arch of the foot |
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