Broken Toe Glossary of Terms

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Acetaminophen: A nonaspirin pain reliever or analgesic. Acetaminophen may be given alone t...

Anesthesia: Loss of feeling or awareness, as when an anesthetic is administered before sur...

Antibiotic: A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. ...

Arthritis: Inflammation of a joint. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, w...

Cast: 1) A protective shell of fiberglass, plastic, or plaster, and bandage that is molde...

Compound fracture: A fracture in which a bone is sticking through the skin. Also known as ...

Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ...

Drain: A device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound. A drain is typically a tube or ...

Emergency department: The department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medica...

Fracture: A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually a result of trauma, a fracture ca...

Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

Hematoma: A localized swelling that is filled with blood caused by a break in the wall of ...

Ibuprofen: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is commonly used to treat pa...

Injury: Harm or hurt. To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emot...

Joint: The area where two bones are attached for the purpose of permitting body parts to m...

Leg: In popular usage, the part of the body from the top of the thigh down to the foot, an...

Metatarsal: One of the five cylindrical bones that extend from the heel to the toes.

Nail: In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used t...

Numb: Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numb...

Open fracture: A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a co...

Open wound: An injury that is exposed because of broken skin. An open wound is at high ris...

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

Phalanx: Anatomically, any one of the bones in the fingers or toes. (Plural: phalanges.) T...

Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

Stress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional fact...

Stress fracture: A fracture caused by repetitive stress, as may occur in sports, strenuous...

Surgery: The branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or inj...

Tetanus: An often fatal infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tet...

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Toenail: A toenail is produced by living skin cells in the toe. A toenail consists of seve...

Trauma: A physical or emotional injury.

Tylenol: See: Acetaminophen.

X-ray: High-energy radiation with waves shorter than those of visible light. X-ray is used...