Vocabulary Week 5

Chronic:

• characterized by a slow, insidious onset, implying a gradual development of structural damage

• 1. characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event

• 1. a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

• any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

Acute:

• characterized by a slow, insidious onset, implying a gradual development of structural damage

• 1. characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event

• 1. a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

• any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

Contusion:

• characterized by a slow, insidious onset, implying a gradual development of structural damage

• 1. characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event

• 1. a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

• any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

Strain:

• characterized by a slow, insidious onset, implying a gradual development of structural damage

• 1. characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event

• 1. a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

• any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

Sprain:

• 1. incomplete or partial dislocation

• 1. any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

• 1. a stretching or tearing of ligaments; injury to ligament or joint capsule

• complete displacement of a joint

Dislocation:

• 1. incomplete or partial dislocation

• 1. any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

• 1. a stretching or tearing of ligaments; injury to ligament or joint capsule

• complete displacement of a joint

Subluxation:

• 1. incomplete or partial dislocation

• 1. any excessive stretching of a muscle or overuse of a part; injuries to tendons, muscles, or musculotendinous junctions

• 1. a stretching or tearing of ligaments; injury to ligament or joint capsule

• complete displacement of a joint

Adhesion:

• 1. a sticking together or binding of tissue fibers

• 1. a collection or pooling of blood outside the blood vessel

• 1. abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities; swelling

Hematoma:

• 1. a sticking together or binding of tissue fibers

• 1. a collection or pooling of blood outside the blood vessel

• 1. abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities; swelling

Edema:

• 1. a sticking together or binding of tissue fibers

• 1. a collection or pooling of blood outside the blood vessel

• 1. abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities; swelling