Sports Medicine terms: Key Concepts and Definitions
Abduction - ansMoving a body part away from the mid-line of the body.
Abrasion - ansMinor wound in which the skin's surface is rubbed or scraped away.
Acclimatization - ansThe process of the body physiologically adapting to an unfamiliar environment.
Acute - ansSudden onset, abrupt.
Adduction - ansMoving a body part toward the mid-line of the body.
Aerobic - ansWork or exercise requiring oxygen.
Amnesia - ansLack or loss of memory usually due to head injury, shock, fatigue, or illness.
Anaerobic - ansWork or exercise not requiring oxygen.
Analgesic - ansAn agent for producing insensibility to pain.
Anatomical Planes - ansFixed lines of reference along which the body is often divided or sectioned to facilitate
viewing of its structure.
Anatomical Position - ansStanding erect, with the palms and feet facing forward.
Anterior - ansRefers to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body.
Articulation - ansThe site at which bones meet to form a joint.
, Atrophy - ansWasting away of organ or tissue; a decrease in muscle or tissue size, usually cause by disease,
injury, or loss of innervation.
Avulsion - ansTearing or pulling away from a part of a structure.
Bilateral - ansPertaining to both sides of the body.
Bursa - ansA fluid filled sac at a joint that prevents friction.
Bursitis - ansInflammation of a bursa.
Cartilage - ansGristle-like padding that lies on or between bones.
Chronic - ansOf long duration or frequent re-occurrence.
Circumduction - ansTri-planar, circular motion at the hip or shoulder.
Constriction - ansState of being pinched off or smaller than normal.
Contraindicate - ansTo advise against.
Contralateral - ansOn the opposite side.
Contusion - ansA bruise to a bone or muscle from an outside force causing tissue damage and internal
bleeding.
Abduction - ansMoving a body part away from the mid-line of the body.
Abrasion - ansMinor wound in which the skin's surface is rubbed or scraped away.
Acclimatization - ansThe process of the body physiologically adapting to an unfamiliar environment.
Acute - ansSudden onset, abrupt.
Adduction - ansMoving a body part toward the mid-line of the body.
Aerobic - ansWork or exercise requiring oxygen.
Amnesia - ansLack or loss of memory usually due to head injury, shock, fatigue, or illness.
Anaerobic - ansWork or exercise not requiring oxygen.
Analgesic - ansAn agent for producing insensibility to pain.
Anatomical Planes - ansFixed lines of reference along which the body is often divided or sectioned to facilitate
viewing of its structure.
Anatomical Position - ansStanding erect, with the palms and feet facing forward.
Anterior - ansRefers to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body.
Articulation - ansThe site at which bones meet to form a joint.
, Atrophy - ansWasting away of organ or tissue; a decrease in muscle or tissue size, usually cause by disease,
injury, or loss of innervation.
Avulsion - ansTearing or pulling away from a part of a structure.
Bilateral - ansPertaining to both sides of the body.
Bursa - ansA fluid filled sac at a joint that prevents friction.
Bursitis - ansInflammation of a bursa.
Cartilage - ansGristle-like padding that lies on or between bones.
Chronic - ansOf long duration or frequent re-occurrence.
Circumduction - ansTri-planar, circular motion at the hip or shoulder.
Constriction - ansState of being pinched off or smaller than normal.
Contraindicate - ansTo advise against.
Contralateral - ansOn the opposite side.
Contusion - ansA bruise to a bone or muscle from an outside force causing tissue damage and internal
bleeding.
