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Abrasion - ✔✔A scraping away of a portion of the skin or mucous membrane
Acclimatize - ✔✔To physiologically adapt to an unfamiliar environment and
achieve a new steady state
Actin - ✔✔Thin contractile protein in a myofibril
Action - ✔✔The stage of the transtheoretical model of behavioral change during
which the individual started a new behavior less than six months ago
Agonist - ✔✔The muscle directly responsible for observed movement also called
the prime mover
Ambient temperature - ✔✔Room temperature
Amortization phase - ✔✔The transition period between the eccentric and
concentric actions during plyometrics
Antagonist - ✔✔The muscle that acts in opposition to the contraction produced
by the agonist
Apnea - ✔✔A temporary absence or cessation of breath
Asana - ✔✔A posture or manner of sitting, as in the practice of yoga
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,Associative stage of learning - ✔✔The second stage of learning a motor skill,
when performers have mastered the fundamentals and can concentrate on skill
refinement
Ataxia - ✔✔Failure of muscular coordination
Auscultation - ✔✔The technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the
body (like a heartbeat)
Autogenic inhibition - ✔✔An automatic reflex relaxation caused by stimulation
of the golgi tendon organ
Autonomous stage of learning - ✔✔The third stage of learning a motor skill,
when the skill has become habitual or automatic for the performer
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ✔✔The energy required to complete the sum total
of life-sustaining processess
Claudication - ✔✔Cramp-like pains in the calves caused by poor circulation
Co-contraction - ✔✔The mutual coordination of antagonist muscles to maintain
a position
Cognitive stage of learning - ✔✔The first stage of learning a motor skill when
performers make many gross errors and have extremely variable performances
Comorbidities - ✔✔Diseases in addition to a primary disease
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,Contraindication - ✔✔Any condition that renders some particular movement,
activity, or treatment improper or desirable
Contralateral - ✔✔The opposite side of the body; the other limb
Contusion - ✔✔A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken
Creep - ✔✔The tendency of connective tissue to slowly deform permanently
under the influences of applied stress
Crepitus - ✔✔A crackling sound produced by air moving in the joint space
Cyanosis - ✔✔A bluish discoloration, especially of the skin and mucous
membranes, due to reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Diminishing returns - ✔✔Principle stating that after a certain level of
performance has been achieved, there will be a decline in the effectibeness of
training at furhering a person's performance level
Diuretic - ✔✔Makes you pee
Dysarthria - ✔✔A group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the
strength or coordination of the muscles of speech
Dyslipidemia - ✔✔A condition characterized by abnormal blood lipid profles
Dyspnea - ✔✔SOB, shortness of breath
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, Eccentric - ✔✔A type of isotonic muscle contraction in which the muscle
lengthens against a resistance; "negative reps"
Ecchymosis - ✔✔The escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood
vessels marked by black-and-blue or purple discolored area
Edema - ✔✔Swelling
Eschars - ✔✔Scabs from a burn
Etiology - ✔✔The cause of a condition
Fast-twitch muscle fiber - ✔✔Type II fibers; throwing, jumping, sprinting
Fibromyalgia - ✔✔Diffuse pain in the muscles and surrounding connective
tissues, usually accompanied by malaise
Gait - ✔✔The manner or style of walking
Golgi tendon organ - ✔✔A sensory organ within a tendon that, when
stimulation, causes an inhibition of the entire muscle group to protect against
too much force
Gynoid - ✔✔Adipose tissue or body fat distributed on the hips and in the lower
body (pear shaped)
Hematoma - ✔✔A large bruise or collection of blood under the skin
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Abrasion - ✔✔A scraping away of a portion of the skin or mucous membrane
Acclimatize - ✔✔To physiologically adapt to an unfamiliar environment and
achieve a new steady state
Actin - ✔✔Thin contractile protein in a myofibril
Action - ✔✔The stage of the transtheoretical model of behavioral change during
which the individual started a new behavior less than six months ago
Agonist - ✔✔The muscle directly responsible for observed movement also called
the prime mover
Ambient temperature - ✔✔Room temperature
Amortization phase - ✔✔The transition period between the eccentric and
concentric actions during plyometrics
Antagonist - ✔✔The muscle that acts in opposition to the contraction produced
by the agonist
Apnea - ✔✔A temporary absence or cessation of breath
Asana - ✔✔A posture or manner of sitting, as in the practice of yoga
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,Associative stage of learning - ✔✔The second stage of learning a motor skill,
when performers have mastered the fundamentals and can concentrate on skill
refinement
Ataxia - ✔✔Failure of muscular coordination
Auscultation - ✔✔The technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the
body (like a heartbeat)
Autogenic inhibition - ✔✔An automatic reflex relaxation caused by stimulation
of the golgi tendon organ
Autonomous stage of learning - ✔✔The third stage of learning a motor skill,
when the skill has become habitual or automatic for the performer
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ✔✔The energy required to complete the sum total
of life-sustaining processess
Claudication - ✔✔Cramp-like pains in the calves caused by poor circulation
Co-contraction - ✔✔The mutual coordination of antagonist muscles to maintain
a position
Cognitive stage of learning - ✔✔The first stage of learning a motor skill when
performers make many gross errors and have extremely variable performances
Comorbidities - ✔✔Diseases in addition to a primary disease
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,Contraindication - ✔✔Any condition that renders some particular movement,
activity, or treatment improper or desirable
Contralateral - ✔✔The opposite side of the body; the other limb
Contusion - ✔✔A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken
Creep - ✔✔The tendency of connective tissue to slowly deform permanently
under the influences of applied stress
Crepitus - ✔✔A crackling sound produced by air moving in the joint space
Cyanosis - ✔✔A bluish discoloration, especially of the skin and mucous
membranes, due to reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Diminishing returns - ✔✔Principle stating that after a certain level of
performance has been achieved, there will be a decline in the effectibeness of
training at furhering a person's performance level
Diuretic - ✔✔Makes you pee
Dysarthria - ✔✔A group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the
strength or coordination of the muscles of speech
Dyslipidemia - ✔✔A condition characterized by abnormal blood lipid profles
Dyspnea - ✔✔SOB, shortness of breath
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, Eccentric - ✔✔A type of isotonic muscle contraction in which the muscle
lengthens against a resistance; "negative reps"
Ecchymosis - ✔✔The escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood
vessels marked by black-and-blue or purple discolored area
Edema - ✔✔Swelling
Eschars - ✔✔Scabs from a burn
Etiology - ✔✔The cause of a condition
Fast-twitch muscle fiber - ✔✔Type II fibers; throwing, jumping, sprinting
Fibromyalgia - ✔✔Diffuse pain in the muscles and surrounding connective
tissues, usually accompanied by malaise
Gait - ✔✔The manner or style of walking
Golgi tendon organ - ✔✔A sensory organ within a tendon that, when
stimulation, causes an inhibition of the entire muscle group to protect against
too much force
Gynoid - ✔✔Adipose tissue or body fat distributed on the hips and in the lower
body (pear shaped)
Hematoma - ✔✔A large bruise or collection of blood under the skin
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