Vocabulary Flashcards
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Laceration
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A deeo cut or tear in skin or flesh (jagged)
2
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Ecchymosis
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discoloration of skin due to bruise
3
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Avulsion
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Tearing of skin off
4
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Tendinopathy
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Disease of a tendon
5
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Elasticity
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Ability of muscle / tissue to stretch and go back to normal
6
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Tenosynovitis
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Inflammation of the tendon sheath
7
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Subluxation
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Partial dislocation / abnormal joint movement (pops in and then goes back in)
8
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Countercoup
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Against the force.
Concussion : injury can be on the opposite side of the impact or force
9
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Pars interarticularis
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region in between superior and inferior facets (stress fracture)
10
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Diatasis
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seperation of two long bones. (parellel bones)
11
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Blow-out fracture
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fracture of the wall of eye or orbit
12
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Hypoesthesia
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decreased sensation
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