Medical Terminology
What does BP refer to?
Blood pressure
What is the term for the study of movement?
Kinesiology
Term describing an increase in muscle size.
Hypertrophy
Outward rolling position of the elbow and palm.
Supination
What does the notation ROM stand for?
Range of motion
What does the prefix "hema" refer to?
Blood
Tissue that connects muscle to bone.
Movement of the shoulder and arm toward the midline of the body.
Adduction
What movement does the symbol ✔ refer to?
Flexion
What does the term asymptomatic mean?
Without symptoms
Ligaments connect...
Bone to bone
Outward angulation of the lower leg.
Valgus
What does the notation S/S refer to?
Signs and symptoms
What does the term arthritis refer to?
Inflammation of joints
Connective tissue surrounding the muscle.
Fascia
Action of the foot when it rolls inward.
Pronation
Notation used when describing the cause of an injury.
MOI
What is happening to the arteries in atheroSCLEROSIS?
Hardening
Type of contraction when the muscle lengthens as it works.
Eccentric
The complete term describing the position of the leg when the knees are "bowed".
Genu varus