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SPORTS MEDICINE I
VOCABULARY QUIZ LISTINGS:
#1
@ at
c with
s without
a before (ante)
p after (post)
x times (i.e. 3 x week)
> greater than
< less than
= equals
+ plus, positive
- minus, negative
~ approximately
#2
AC acromioclavicular joint
ACL anterior cruciate ligament
ADL activities of daily living
AIIS anterior inferior iliac spine
AMA against medical advice
AP anterior-posterior
AROM active range of motion
ASIS anterior superior iliac spine
ATC athletic trainer, certified
ATF anterior talo-fibular ligament
b.i.d. twice a day
BP blood pressure
bpm beats per minute
CBC complete blood count
CF calcaneo-fibular lig.
#3
CNS central nervous system
c/o complains of
CSF cerebral spinal fluid
CT computerized tomography
D/C discontinued or
discharged
DIP distal interphalangeal
joints
DTR deep tendon reflex
Dx diagnosis
ECG, EKG electrocardiogram
EENT Ear,eyes,nose, throat
EMG electromyogram
ER external rotation
FH family history
FWB full weight bearing
Fx fracture
#4
GI gastrointestinal
HR heart rate
Hx history
ICU intensive care unit
IM intramusclar
IR internal rotation
IV intravenous
L left
LBP lower back pain
LCL lateral collateral ligament
LE lower extremity
LLQ left lower quadrant
LOC loss of consciousness
LUQ left upper quadrant
Meds medications
#5
MCL medial collateral ligament
MI myocardial infarction
MMT manual muscle test
MCP/MTP metacarpal/tarsalphalangeal
MRI magnetic resonance
imaging
neg. negative
NPO nothing by mouth
NWB non weight bearing
O.R. operating room
ORIF open reduction, internal
fixation
PA or PAC phyician’s assitant
PCL posterior cruciate ligament
PEARL pupils, equal, and
reactive to light
PIP proximal interphalangeal jt.
PNF propriceptive
neuromuscular
facilitation
pos. positive
#6
post-op after surgery
pre-op before surgery
PRE progressive resistive
exercise
PROM passive range of motion
prn whenever necessary
PSIS posterior superior iliac
spine
PT physical therapy,
physical therapist
Pt., pt. patient
PTF posterior talo-fibular lig.
PWB partial wieght bearing
q every q.d. every day q.h. every hour
q.i.d. four times a day q.2 h. every 2 hours
#7
R right
RCL radial collateral ligament
RLQ right lower quadrant
r/o rule out
ROM range of motion
RROM resistive range of motion
RUQ right upper quadrant
Rx prescription
SC sternoclavicular joint
SI sacroliac
SLR straight leg raise
SOAP subjective, objective,
assessment, plan
stat. immediately, at once
Sx symptoms
tab tab
#8
TENStranscutaneous electrical
nerve stimulation
t.i.d. three times daily
TMJ temporomandibular joint
Tx treatment
UCL ulnar collateral ligament
UE upper extremity
US ultrasound
VMO vastus medialis oblique
W/cm2 watts per square
centimeter
WNL within normal limits
WP Whirlpool
y/o years old
#9
-algia PAIN
ankyl- CROOKED
arthro- JOINT
brachy-SHORT
chondro-CARTILAGE
costo- RIBS
diplo- DOUBLE
-ectomy SURGICALLY REMOVED
-emia COND. OF BLOOD
fasci- BUNDLE, BAND
#10
histo- TISSUE
hemo-, hemato-BLOOD
-itis INFLAMMATION
myo- MUSCLE
orchi TESTIS
-osis CONDITION
oss-, ost BONE
-otomy SURGERY, INCISION
pathy DISEASE
spondyl- VERTEBRAE
#11
abscess PUSS FILLED
adhesion-FUSION OF TISSUES, SCAR TISSUE
anemia- LOW RBC COUNT, HEMOGLOBIN & IRON
aneurysm DILATED PORTION OF ARTERY
angiitis INFLAMMATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL
anorexia EATING DISORDER-SELF IMPOSED STARVATION
arthralgia PAIN IN JT.
arthritis INFLAM. OF JOINT
asthma RESPIRATORY DISEASE
atrophy DEGENERATION OF MUSCLE DUE TO LACK OF ACTIVITY
#12
Bell’s Palsy-PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE FACE, CAUSED BY A LESION OF A FACIAL
NERVE
Boil-INFLAMMATION OF A SKIN OR HAIR FOLLICLE
Bubo-swelling of a lymphatic gland, armpit or groin
Bursitis-INFLAMMATION OF A BURSA
Callosity-A CALLOUS CONDITION, HARDENED OR THICKENING OF
Cellulitis-INFLAMMATION OF THE CELLULOSE/CELLULAR TISSUE
Charleyhorse-A PAINFUL INVOLUNTARY CRAMP FROM AN EXCESSIVE MUSCLE STRAIN OR
A BLOW
Caries-TOOTH DECAY
Chondritis-INFLAMMATION OF THE CARTILAGE
Chondromalacia-SOFTENING OF THE CARTILAGE
#13
Contracture-A SHORTENING OF MUSCLULAR OR CONNECTIVE TISSUE CAUSED FROM A
SPASM
Contusion-A BLOW THAT INJURES THAT SUBSURFACE TISSUE LAYER BUT DOES NOT
BREAK SKIN-BRUISE
Cyanosis-BLUISH SKIN CAUSED FROM POOR OXYGENENTED BLOOD
Diplopia-DOUBLE VISION
Dyspnea-DIFFICULTY BREATHING
Ecchymosis-DISCOLORATION
Edema-EXCESSIVE FLUID IN CELLS IN TUSSUE SPACES OR BODY CAVITY
Embolism-THE OBSTRUCTION OF A BLOOD VESSEL CAUSED BY A BLOOD CLOT
Enteritis-INFLAMMATION OF THE INTESTINES
Epilepsy-A DISORDER OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM-abnormal neuronal signaling in the brain.
#14
Epistaxis- HEMORRHAGE FROM NOSE, NOSEBLEED
Erythema-REDNESS OF THE SKIN DUE TO CONGESTION
Exotosis/Exosotosis-EXCESS OF BONE GROWTH
Fibroma-A FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR
Fibrosis-ABNORMAL FORMATION OF FIBROUS TISSUE
Flatulence-EXCESSIVE GAS IN STOMACH AND INTESTINES
Gastritis-INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH
Genu valgum-KNOCK KNEES
Gout-EXCESS OF URIC ACID IN BLOOD FOUND IN FEET AND HANDShemarthritis-BLOOD IN JOINTS CAUSING INFLAMMATION
SECOND SEMESTER WORDS!
#15
Hematuria PRESENCE OF BLOOD IN THE URINE
Hemiplegia-PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
Hemopneumothorax-AIR AND BLOOD IN BODY CAVITY
Hemorroids-ABNORMALLY ENLARGED VEIN MAINLY DUE TO PERSISTANT INCREASE IN
VEINOUS PRESSURE, OCCURRING INSIDE THE ANAL SPHINCTER OF THE RECTUM AND
BENEATH THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE
Hepatitis-INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER CAUSED BY VIRUS
Hernia-THE PROTRUSION OF AN ORGAN OR TISSUE THROUGH AN OPENING IN ITS
SURROUNDING WALLS ex. ABDOMINALS
herpes simplex-EITHER OF TWO HERPES DISEASES CAUSED BY A HYPERVIRUS THAT
INFECTS HUMANS AND SOME OTHER ANIMALS AND PRODUCES SMALL TRANSIENT
BLISTERS ON THE SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES ORAL/GENITAL
hyrdrocele-AN ACCUMULATION OF SEROUS FLUID USUALLY IN TESTIS
hyperhidrosis- ABNORMALLY EXCESSIVE SWEATING
Hypertension-ELEVATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE ESPECIALLY DIASTOLIC PRESSURE,
ARTERIAL DISEASE
#16
Hypertrophy-ENLARGEMENT OF A PART CAUSED BY INCREASE IN
SIZE OF CELL
Intertrigo-CHAFFING OF SKIN, SKIN RASH-FRICTION OR SWEAT
Ischemia-LOCAL ANEMIA, LACK OF BLOOD CAUSED BY PARTIAL OR
TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF ARTERY
Luxation-COMPLETE JOINT DISLOCATION
Myalgia-PAIN OR TENDERNESS IN THE MUSCLE OR GROUP OF
MUSCLES
Myositis-INFLAMMATION OF A MUSCLE
Neuralgia-NERVE PAIN WITH NO PHYSICAL CHANGE IN NERVE
Neuroma TUMOR USUALLY BENIGN FROM THE SHEATH OF A NERVE
Onychia- inflammation of the nail bed caused by a fungal infection
Orchitis-INFLAMMATION OF ONE OR BOTH TESTICLES, USUALLY
CAUSED BY INFECTION
#17
Osteoarthritis-CHRONIC DISEASE, DESTUCTION WITH JOINTS, ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND
BONY OVERGROWTH
Osteochondritis-INFLAMMATION OF BONE CARTILAGE
Osteoporosis-DEPLETION OF BONE, CAUSING POROUS BONE
Otitis-INFLAMMATION OF THE EAR, CAUSED BY INFECTION
Paraplegia-PARALYSIS OF LOWER BODY, LEGS
Paraesthesia-ABNORMAL SENSATION, ITCHING
Paronychia-INFLAMMATION OF TISSUE SURROUNDING A FINGER OR TOE NAIL
Periostitis-INFLAMMATION OF THE PERIOSTEUM-THE SHEATH OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
THAT SUROUND ALL BONES EXCEPT THOSE AT JOINTS
Phlebitis-INFLAMMATION OF THE WALL OF A VEIN
Pneumonia-INFAMMATION OF THE AVELOLI OF THE LUNG, CAUSED BY A BACTERIA OR
VIRUS
#18
Pruritis- INFLAMMATION OF SKIN FROM EXCESSIVE/ABNORMAL ITCHING
Pyrexia- FEVER
rhinitis-INFLAMMATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE NOSE
sclerosis-HARDENING OF BODY TISSUE
spondylitis- INFLAMMATION OF VERTEBRAE, ATTACHED DISCS, AND LIGAMENTS
subluxation PARTIAL DISLOCATION
syncope- FAINTING EPISODE, DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN
syndrome- GROUP OF SYMPTOMS/SIGNS THAT CHARACTERIZE A DISEASE/DISORDER
tachycardia- RAPID HEART RATE, 100 BEATS/MIN RESTING
tenosynovitis- INFLAMMATION OF A TENDON SYNOVIAL SHEATH
Quiz # 19
PROPHYLACTIC: pertaining to prevention, preservations, or protection
PROPHLAXIS: guarding against injury or disease
MUSCLE CONTRACTURE: abnormal shortening of muscle tissue in which there is a great deal of resistance
to passive stretch.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE: the ability to perform repetitive muscular contractions against some resistance.
MUSCULAR STRENGTH: the max force that can be applied by a muscle during a single maximal contraction.
MUSKULOSKELETAL: pertaining to muscles and the skeleton.
MYOGLOBIN: respiratory pigment in muscle tissue that is an oxygen carrier.
MYOSITIS: inflammation of muscle.
NECROSIS: death of tissue.
NEGATIVE RESISTANCE: slow eccentric muscle contraction against resistance with muscle lengthening.
QUIZ #20
NEGLIGENCE: the failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.
NERVE ENTRAPMENT: a nerve that is compressed between bone or soft tissue.
NEURITIS: inflammation of a nerve.
NON-CONTACT SPORT: athletes are not involved in any physical contact.
NYSTAGMUS: a constant involuntary back and forth, up and down, or rotary movement of the eyeball.
OMISSION: person fails to perform a legal duty.
OPEN FRACTURE: overlying skin has been lacerated by protruding bone fragments.
ORTHOSIS: used in sports as an appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities,
or to improve function of a movable body part.
OSTEOARTHRITIS: a chronic disease involving joints in which there is destruction of articular cartilage and
bone overgrowth.
OSTEOCHONDRAL: refers to the relationship of bone and cartilage.
QUIZ #21
OSTEOCHONDRITIS: inflammation of bone and cartilage.
PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION: stretching techniques that involve alternating
contractions and stretches.
PROPRIOCEPTORS: organs within the body that provide the athlete with an awareness of where the body is in
space.
PROXIMAL: nearest to the point of reference.
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL: involving the mind and the body.
PSYCHOSOMATIC: showing effects of mind-body relationship, physical disorder caused or influenced by the
mind.
QUADRAPLEGIA: paralysis affecting all four limbs.
REFFERED PAIN: pain that is felt at a point of the body other than at its actual origin.
REGENERATION: repair, regrowth, or restoration of a part such as tissue.
RESIDUAL: that which remains; often used to describe a permanent condition resulting from injury or diseases.
QUIZ #22
RESORPTION: act of removal by absorption.
REVASTULARIZE: restoration of blood circulation to an injured area.
ROTATION: turning around an axis in angular motion.
SCIATICA: inflammatory condition of the sciatic nerve, commonly
associated with peripheral nerve root compression.
SCOLIOSIS: a lateral deviation curve of the spine.
SECONDARY ASSESMENT: follow up; a more detailed examination.
SEIZURE: a sudden attack.
SLING PSYCHOMETER: instrument for establishing the wet bulb, globe
temperature index.
SPASM: a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction.
SPICA: a figure 8, with one loop larger than the other.