Sports Medicine Crossword

The wearing away of something, as happens to skin when it gets scraped
Abbreviation for ligament that helps give knee stability
A band of tissues that connects muscle to the heel bone
A rapidly developing condition
Injury that usually involves a single blow from a single application of force (getting a cross-body block in football) 3 words.
An injury that happens over a period of time
A fracture that doesn't break the skin
When the bone is broken in more than two pieces or crushed (2 words)
Abbreviation for a type of scan that produces an x-ray while rotating around the patient. Creating a picture of inside the body.
Temporary loss of normal brain function
A bruise caused by a direct blow, which may cause swelling and bleeding in muscles and other body tissues
Abbreviation that describes pain or soreness felt hours or days after exercise
Fracture in which the pieces on either side the break are out of line.
A crack, break, or shattering of the bone
The range of motion possible around specific joints
A partial break in which one side of the bone is broken and the other side bends (2 words)
A think break in the bone (2 words)
Bleeding or pooling of blood in an organ or other area of the body
A cut in the skin that is usually deep enough to require stitches
Tough fibrous tissue that connects a bone to another bone to form a joint
Abbreviation for a test that uses magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed pictures of the body's organs and structures
A ligament that helps give the knee stability. Connected to the shinbone and thighbone
Mass of tough, elastic tissue that pulls bones during movement
The extend to which a joint can be extended and flexed in a normal way (3 words)
Stretch or tear of a ligament; the tissue that supports and strengthens joints by connecting bones and cartilage
A stretch or tear of a muscle or tendon, the tough and narrow end of a muscle that connects it to a bone
Tiny cracks in the bone's surface often caused by repetitive overload (2 words)
Where tissue is pulled or ripped apart by force
Inflammation of the tendon
A band of tissue that connects muscle and bone