Athletic Medicine I First Aid Vocabulary
For the next three Mondays, you will have a quiz on a grouping of vocabulary words. I will make
a review assignment available each Friday before the quiz.
Quiz Schedule
1. Monday, October 13: Group 1 (4th period); Tuesday,
October 14 (3rd period)
2. Monday, October 20: Group 2
3. Monday, October 27: Group 3
Group 1
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Avulsion: Wound in which tissue is torn away from the body.
Accident: Unforeseen or unplanned event or circumstance.
Acute Injury: A sudden injury, usually associated with a traumatic event.
Ambulation: To walk or move about from place to place.
Anisocoria: Pupils of unequal sizes.
Anoxia: Absence of oxygen to an organ or tissue.
Atrophy: To waste away.
Axilla: Armpit.
Bandage: A strip of fabric used to dress and cover up wounds.
Bilateral: Affecting both sides.
Chronic Injury: Long-term injury usually related to overuse.
Closed Fracture: Broken bone that does not penetrate the skin.
Crepitus: A grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage,
or the fractured parts of a bone.
Cyanosis: A bluish discoloration to the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate
oxygenation of blood.
Debridement: The removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue.
Diastolic Blood Pressure: The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.
Diplopia: Double vision.
Dressing: A sterile pad or compress applied to a wound to promote healing and/or
prevent further harm.
Dyspnea: Difficult breathing; shortness of breath.
Ecchymosis: Escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels; marked by
black-and-blue spot.
Edema: Abnormal or excess accumulation of fluid in the tissues; swelling.
Elevation: Act of raising something (body part).
Epistaxis: Bloody nose.
Etiology: The cause of disease or injury.
Hematuria: The presence of blood in the urine.
Hemorrhage: Abnormal discharge of blood.
Hypertrophy: Excessive development of an organ or tissues.
Hypertension: Abnormally high blood pressure.
Group 2
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Hypermobility: Having joints that can move past the normal range of motion.
Hyperventilation: Breathing deeper and more rapidly than normal.
Hypoxia: Condition in which the body, or part of the body, is deprived of adequate
oxygen supply.
Idiopathic: Relating to any disease or condition that arises spontaneously or for which
the cause is unknown.
Incision: Surgical cut made in the skin and/or flesh; usually has straight, even edges.
Injury: Harm or damage done to the body.
Joint: Place at which bones articulate (connect).
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Joint Capsule: Thin, fibrous sac containing fluid, which encloses a joint.
Laceration: A cut or tear in flesh; edges are usually jagged.
Luxation: Dislocation of an anatomical part.
Microtrauma: Very slight injury or lesion.
Muscle: A body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce
motion.
Myositis: Muscle inflammation.
Necrosis: Death of body tissue.
Neuritis: Inflammation of a nerve(s).
Neuroma: Tumor of nerve tissue.
Nystagmus: Involuntary eye movement.
Occlusion: Blockage or closing of a blood vessel or hollow organ.
Open Fracture: Broken bone that penetrates the skin.
Palpate: Examination of a body part by touch.
Pathology: Structural and functional changes that result from injury.
Point Tenderness: An area of tenderness limited to 2-3 centimeters in diameter.
Primary Assessment: Assessment used to determine any life-threatening injuries.
Puncture: Small hole caused by a pointy, sharp object.
Quadriplegia: Inability to move and feel both arms and legs.
Referred Pain: Pain located somewhere other than the site of injury/trauma.
RICE; Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
Rhinitis: Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose; usually caused by a cold.
Secondary Assessment: Takes a closer look at the injury once life-threatening situations
have been ruled out.
Group 3
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Seizure: Convulsions resulting from abnormal electrical discharges in the brain.
Sign: Indicator of disease that can be seen.
Sprain: Overstretching or rupture of a ligament.
Strain: Overstretching or rupture of a muscle.
Subcutaneous: Under the skin.
Subluxation: Partial dislocation; bone returns to normal position on its own.
Symptom: A change in the body or mind which indicates that a disease or injury is
present (cannot be seen).
Syndrome: A disease or disorder that involves a particular group of signs and/or
symptoms.
Systolic Blood Pressure: Pressure in the arteries when the heart is beating.
Tendinitis: Inflammation of a tendon.
Tendon: Band of dense, fibrous connective tissue that connects a muscle to bone.
Tinea: Fungal infection.
Traumatic: An injury to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent.
Vasoconstriction: Narrowing of blood vessels.
Vasodilation: Widening of blood vessels.
Vasospasm: Spasm of the blood vessels that leads to vasoconstriction.
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Volar: Palm of the hand.
Xiphoid Process: Small cartilaginous extension of the lower part of the sternum.
Abduction: Movement of a limb away from the midline.
Adduction: Movement of a limb toward the midline.
Jaundice: Yellowish pigment of the skin.
Inversion: Movement of the ankle medially so the soles of the feet face each other.
Eversion: Movement of the ankle laterally that turns the soles of the feet away from each
other.
Normal Blood Pressure: 100-120/70-80
Muscle: Soft tissue connected to bones to allow movement.
Shock: Life-threatening condition that occurs when the body is not getting enough
oxygen.