Common Injury Terms

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

injury with a rapid/sudden onset

Question 2

chronic

Answer 2

injury with a gradual onset, constant pain

Question 3

atrophy

Answer 3

wasting away due to the degeneration of cells, decrease in size of tissue

Question 4

hypertrophy

Answer 4

enlargement of an organ/tissue from the increase in size of its cells

Question 5

hypermobility

Answer 5

increase in the range of motion of a joint

Question 6

hypomobility

Answer 6

decrease in the range of motion of a joint

Question 7

dislocation

Answer 7

a joint that isn’t in its original position

Question 8

sublocation

Answer 8

a partial dislocation and then a relocation

Question 9

edema

Answer 9

swelling; condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities/tissue of the body

Question 10

effusion

Answer 10

the escape of fluid from blood vessels of lympnatics in the tissue or cavity

Question 11

contusion

Answer 11

bruise; a region of injured tissue/skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured

Question 12

ecchymosis

Answer 12

discoloration

Question 13

bursa

Answer 13

a fluid-filled sac (cavity), decreases friction in a joint

Question 14

crepitus

Answer 14

a grating sound/sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or fractured part of bone, popping

Question 15

hematoma

Answer 15

a solid swelling of clotted blood within tissues

Question 16

sprain

Answer 16

stretching or tearing of a ligament

Question 17

ligaments

Answer 17

connects bone to bone; a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue

Question 18

strain

Answer 18

stretching or tearing of a tendon or muscle

Question 19

tendon

Answer 19

connects muscle to bone; flexible but inelastic cord of strong, fibrous collegan tissue