Vocabulary set #2

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

present or experienced in a severe or intense way

Question 2

Amputation

Answer 2

surgically cutting off a limb

Question 3

Arthritis

Answer 3

painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints

Question 4

Atrophy

Answer 4

waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution

Question 5

Cartilage

Answer 5

firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue, found in articulating surfaces of joints

Question 6

masturbation

Answer 6

self stimulation

Question 7

Chronic

Answer 7

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Question 8

contracture

Answer 8

a condition of shortening and hardening of muscle, tendons, or of tissue, often leading to deformity and rigid joints

Question 9

culture

Answer 9

the cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients

Question 10

Disease

Answer 10

a disorder of structure or or function that produces specific signs or symptoms

Question 11

fracture

Answer 11

a crack or break in a bone

Question 12

homeostasis

Answer 12

a stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes

Question 13

Integumentary

Answer 13

an enveloping or external layer or covering of an organism or one of its parts( skin, hair, nails)

Question 14

Infection

Answer 14

the invasion and growth of germs in the body

Question 15

joint

Answer 15

a structure in the human or animal body at which two arts of a skeleton are fitted together

Question 16

ligament

Answer 16

a short bond of tough, fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint

Question 17

metabolism

Answer 17

all the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy

Question 18

osteoporosis

Answer 18

a condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue

Question 19

Phantom Pain

Answer 19

pain that feels like its coming from a body part that’s no longer there

Question 20

traction

Answer 20

the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in order to maintain in the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity