Medical Terms Crossword
Across
- 6. A bundle of tissue that has the ability to contract
- 7. Used to create images of tissue and organs within the body
- 8. Medical term for towards front of the body
- 11. Relating to the lengthwise dimension
- 12. Straightening a part of the body to its full length
- 15. A partial dislocation or misalignment
- 19. Overstretching or tearing of a ligament
- 20. movement of ankle where the bottom of the foot rotates towards the mid-line of the body
- 22. Discoloration of the skin
- 24. Tendon that originates at distal 2/3 of fibula and inserts into the base of the 5th metatarsal (Abbreviation)
- 25. Action that decreases inner angle of a joint
Down
- 1. Action that increases inner angle of a joint
- 2. taking waste products away from a tissue
- 3. Term for away from the mid-line of the body
- 4. Term for towards the mid-line of the body
- 5. Strong tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
- 9. Medical term for towards the back of the body
- 10. movement of ankle where the bottom of the foot rotates away from the mid-line of the body
- 13. When a joint is more mobile than is healthy
- 14. abbreviation for Rest Ice Compression and Elevation
- 16. Short. Usually refers to the length of a muscle
- 17. abbreviation for non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- 18. Tissue that usually connects bone to bone
- 21. Overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon
- 23. when a part of the body becomes enlarged because of an accumulation of fluid it is ____