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The cranium / the skull

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Le crâne

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The zygomatic bone / the cheek bone

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L’os zygomatique / la pommette

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The scapula / the shoulder blade

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L’omoplate

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A rib

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Une côte

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The thoracic cage / the rib cage

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La cage thoracique

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The sternum / the breast bone

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Le sternum

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The pelvis

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Le bassin

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The humerus / the funny bone

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L’humérus

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The ulna

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L’ulna / le cubitus

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The radius

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Le radius

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The femur / the thigh bone

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Le fémur

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The tibia / the shin bone

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Le tibia

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The fibula / the calf bone

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La fibula / le péroné

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The calcaneus / the heel bone

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Le calcanéum

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A sprained knee

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Une entorse / foulure du genou

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A pulled muscle

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Une élongation musculaire

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A torn muscle / ligament

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Une déchirure musculaire / ligamentaire

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An X-ray (plate)

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Une radio ( un cliché radiographique)

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Massage

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Massage / masser

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Chiropratic

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Chiropratique

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Osteopathy

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Ostéopathie

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Occupational therapy

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Ergothérapie

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acute (adj)

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(of a disease or its symptoms) severe but of short duration

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dislocated shoulder (n)

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when the head of the humerus is out of the shoulder joint

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drip (c.n)

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a piece of medical equipment by which a liquid is slowly passed through a tube into a patient’s blood

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fall (n)

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an act of falling or collapsing

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numbness (n)

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the state of being numb, of lacking sensation

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occupational therapy (u.n)

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a method of helping people who have been ill or injured to develop skills or get skills back by giving them certain activities to do

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overstretch (v)

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make excessive demands on

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physiotherapist (n)

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a person qualified to treat disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise

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pins and needles (p.n)

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treated as singular A tingling sensation in a limb recovering from numbness

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plaster (c.n)

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a plaster is a trip of sticky material used for covering small cus or sores on your body

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pull a muscle (v)

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if you pull a muscle, you injure it by straining it

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range (n)

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a set of different things of the same type

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rehabilitate

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restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness

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rehabilitation (n)

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the act or process of rehabilitating / the treatment of physical disabilities by massage, electrotherapy, or exercises

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scarf (c.n)

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a scarf is a piece of cloth that you wear round you neck or head, usually to keep yourself warn

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sling (n)

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a bandage or soft strap looped round the neck to support an injured arm

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socket (n)

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a hollow curved area that sth fits into

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subluxation (n)

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partial dislocation

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tackle (n)

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to try to take the ball from a player in the other team or to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall

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to sprain (v)

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if you sprain a joint such as your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it or bending it violently

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to lift (v)

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to raise to a higher position

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underlying (n)

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real but not immediately obvious

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unstable

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  1. likely to give; not stable

2. likely to change or fail; not firmly established

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X-rzy

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a photographic or digital image of the internal composition of something, especially a part of the body.

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