This glossary is a Kinesiology base vocabulary. I chose these words because they will allow me to improve my English language in my work environment. After cegep, I will go to a kinesiology program.
Abduction
Noun
The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Example: Flexion and extension of the MCP and PIP joints, flexion, extension and abduction of the thumb carpometacarpal joint; three measurements will be taken at each joint and an average recorded.
fr: abduction
Adduction
noun
to draw (something, such as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body
also : to bring together (similar parts)
Example: a person has their fingers spread wide apart, bringing them together would be adduction. Closing arms to the chest or bringing knees together are other examples of adduction.
fr: adduction
Agonist
Noun
a muscle whose contraction moves a part of the body directly.
Example: You need to work on your agonist muscle and your antagonist muscle if you would like to be balanced.
fr: Agoniste
Antagonist
Noun
a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle. (opposite of an agonist muscle)
Example: You have to work on your antagonist muscle because you will hurt you!
fr: Antagoniste
Anterior
Adjective
nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head
Example: the anterior part of the brain
fr: Antérieur
carbohydrate
noun
any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulos
Example: The diet intake items included macronutrients like total fats, carbohydrate; and micronutrients like calcium, iron and vitamin A-E.
fr: Glucide
Circumduction
noun
the circular movement of a limb.
Example: Circumduction of an arm (from the shoulder joint): Hold an arm extended outwards from the body e.g. the right hand extended to the right side
fr: Circonduction
Distal
Adjective
farther away from reference point, or (b) away from vertex of head
Example: Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed.
fr: Distal
Eversion
noun
the anatomical term of motion denoting the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane
Example: Joint Movements Inversion of the foot is demonstrated and compared with eversion (of the foot),
the opposite of inversion
fr: Éversion
fitness
noun
Fitness is the condition of being physically fit and healthy and involves attributes that include, but are not limited to mental acuity, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, and flexibility
Example: When looking at possible factors that cause such extremes between social class and health I feel the cultural behavioural explanation which compares differences in areas such as diet and fitness and habits such as smoking in different social classes the and the materialist explanation which compares effects of social factors such as housing, income, the freedom of being able to take holidays and unemployment on health are particularly relevant.
fr: Forme physique
lipids
noun
any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.
Example: Lipid content of food determined by extraction with one solvent may be quite different from the lipid content as determined with another solvent of different polarity.
Snapping hip is a condition in which you feel a snapping sensation or hear a popping sound in your hip when you walk, get up from a chair, or swing your leg around. The snapping sensation occurs when a muscle or tendon (the strong tissue that connects muscle to bone) moves over a bony protrusion in your hip.
Example: where the IT band snaps over the greater trochanter. External snapping hip is caused when either: The iliotibial band (IT band) slides over a rounded protrusion of the femur (thighbone) called the greater trochanter.
fr: Claquement musculaire
Posterior
Adjective
further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end, especially of the body or a part of it.
Example: the reflex release of natural oxytocin from the POSTERIOR lobe of the pituitary gland in the mothe
fr: Postérieur
Pronation
noun
Internal rotation resulting in appendage facing downward
Example: overuse injury, and inversion ankle sprains
fr: Pronation
protein
noun
any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle, hair, collagen, etc., and as enzymes and antibodies
Example: Meanwhile, there is appropriate intake of protein, magnesium, copper, folate.
fr: Protéine
Scapulohumeral Rhythm
adjective and noun
the coordinated motion of the scapula and humerus experienced during shoulder movement and motion that has been traditionally viewed as occurring at a ratio of 2:1 (2 degrees of humeral flexion/abduction to 1 degree of scapular upward rotation)
Example: the scapulohumeral rhythm is evident with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (also called frozen shoulder). In this condition the glenohumeral joint capsule will adhere to itself and not allow full motion.
fr: Rythme scapulohuméral
sprain
Noun
wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint) violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation.
Example: Walking or exercising on an uneven surface, landing awkwardly from a jump Knee
fr: Entorse
Stabilizer
Noun
a thing used to keep something steady or stable.
Example: You need to stabilize your abdominals on this exercise
fr: Stabilisateur
tendinitis
noun
inflammation of a tendon, most commonly from overuse but also from infection or rheumatic disease.
Example: People who have flat feet are extremely susceptible to this type of tendonitis,