INJURIES TERMINOLOGY


injury

diagnosis

LAESIO, ONIS, F.

(lesion = any pathological or traumatic damage of tissues or los sof fiction, a broad term
including wounds, sores, ulcers, tumors, etc.


Laesio ligamenti musculi flexoris digitorum manus l. sin.


DEFORMITAS, ATIS, F.

(deformity, deformation)


Deformitas antebrachii l. dx. gravis


LACERATIO, ONIS, F.

(laceration = a wound caused by the tearing of tissues)


Laceratio tendinis musculi extensoris indicis l. sin.

Laceratio renis sin. gr. IV.


CONTUSIO, ONIS, F.

(contusion = injury to tissues with skin discoloration and without breakage of the skin)


Contusio femoris l. sin. cum haematomate

musculi quadricipitis femoris l. sin.


Contusio lienis gr. III.


HAEMATOMA, TIS, N.

(haematoma = accumulation of blood outside blood vessels)


Haematoma epidurale regionis temporalis susp.

PERFORATIO, ONIS, F.

(perforation = a wall or break in the walls or membranes of organs/tissues)


St. p. perforationem vesicae felleae


DISTENSIO, ONIS, F.

(strain = an injury to a muscle or tendon in which the muscle fibres tear as a result of
overstretching)


Distensio musculi recti abdominis l. dx.


EXCORIATIO, ONIS, F.

(scrape = skin surface removed)


Excoriationes faciei, manus l. utr. et genus l. utr. superficiales

COMMOTIO, ONIS, F.

(concussion = a violent jarring or shaking that results in a disturbance of brain function)


Commotio cerebri cum fissura ossis temporalis l. sin.

DISTORSIO, ONIS, F.

(sprain, distortion = a sudden or violent twist or bending of a joint)


Susp. distorsionis columnae vertebralis partis cervicalis


LUXATIO, ONIS, F.

(dislocation)

Fractura partis proximalis humeri l. sin. comminutiva cum luxatione

ABRUPTIO, ONIS, F.

(breaking off, abruption)

Abruptio partis ventralis corporis vertebrae C7 v. s.


COMBUSTIO, ONIS, F.

(burn)


Combustio thoracis, cervicis et faciei gr. II.


CONGELATIO, ONIS, F.

(frostbite)


Congelationes extremitatis inferioris l. utr. gr. I.


DECUBITUS, US, M.

(bedsore , pressure sore, decubitus = a pressure induced ulceration of the skin usually occurring
in persons confined to bed for a long time)


Decubitus regionis calcanei et ossis sacri gr. II.



vulnus contusum

(bruised wound)

                                            vulnus contusum femoris l. utr.

vulnus scissum

(cut wound caused by pulling, e.g. knife)

                                            vulnus scissum pollicis l.dx.

vulnus sectum

(cut wound caused by falling down, e.g. axe)

                                            vulnus sectum capitis reg. occipitalis

vulnus sclopetarium

(shot wound)

                                            mors propter vulnus sclopetarium reg. frontalis

vulnus punctum

(stab wound)

                                            vulnus punctum reg. epigastrii

vulnus morsum

(bite wound)

                                            vulnus morsum regionis antebrachii l.dx.

vulnus lacerum

(torn wound with uneven edges)

                                            vulnera lacera palpebrae superioris l.sin.