1. CHAPTER 14 VOCABULARY SPORTS MEDICINE

2. ABRASION An open wound, road burn, or rub burn in which the outer layer of skin has been scraped off.

3. ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK A severe, sometimes fatal allergic reaction that causes a sharp drop in blood pressure and breathing difficulties.

4. ANATOMY The study of the structure of the body (how the body is put together).

5. ARTICULATION A joint; the point at which two or more bones meet.

6. AVULSION A painful soft tissue injury in which a flap of tissue is torn loose or pulled off completely.

7. BLISTER A bubble like collection of fluid beneath or within the epidermis of the skin.

8. BURSITIS Inflammation of bursa.

9. CALLUS A thickened, usually painless area of skin caused by friction or pressure.

10. CARDIAC MUSCLE The muscle of the heart, adapted to continued rhythmic contraction.

11. CELL Basic unit of life

12. CONTUSION A soft tissue injury caused by seepage of blood into a tissue (a bruise)

13. CREPITATION A crackling or grating sound heard upon movement of a damaged bone or joint.

14. DISLOCATION The separation of a joint and malposition of an extremity.

15. ECCHYMOSIS Ruptured blood vessels in the subcutaneous tissue, noticeably by a purple discoloration of the skin.

16. FRACTURE A crack or break in the bone

17. HEMATOMA A blood filled swollen area; a goose-egg mass caused by bleeding under the tissues.

18. INCISION A clean, straight, knife-like cut.

19. JOINT LAXITY Joint play; motions occurring between the ends of two or more bones that form a joint as it moves through its range of motion

20. LACERATION A jagged tear in the flesh

21. LIGAMENT A band of white, fibrous, connective tissue that helps hold bone to bone.

22. MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS A condition in which bone forms in and replaces muscle tissue as a result of trauma.

23. ORGAN A structure within the body made up of tissues that allow it to perform a particular function.

24. PARESTHESIA An abnormal sensation of the skin, such as numbness, tingling, prickling, or burning, with no apparent cause.

25. PHYSIOLOGY The study of the function of the body (how the body works)

26. PRICE PROCEDURE Systemic steps taken to mitigate or minimize injury P rotect R est I ce C ompress E levate

27. PUNCTURE WOUND A soft tissue injury caused by the penetration of a sharp object.

28. SKELETAL OR STRIATED MUSCLE Voluntary muscles that can be consciously controlled.

29. SMOOTH OR VISCERAL MUSCLE Muscle tissue that contracts without voluntary control; contracts slowly and sustained over a longer time; found in internal organs and blood vessels.

30. SPLINT A rigid device that holds parts of the body together and limits motion.

31. SPRAIN A stretching or tearing of the ligaments, characterized by the inability to move, deformity, and pain.

32. STRAIN A pulled muscle

33. SUBLUXATION A partial dislocation

34. SYNOVITIS Inflammation of the synovial membrane in a joint characterized by pain, swelling, localized tension, and increased pain with movement.

35. SYSTEMIC REACTION A reaction that involves the whole body rather than just a part of it.

36. TENDON Fibrous connective tissue around a joint that connects muscle to bone.

37. TENDONITIS Inflammation of a tendon

38. TISSUE A collection of similar cells and their intercellular substances that work together to perform a particular function.