Anatomy

Definition of column

A column is a vertical support, elongated in shape, that allows the weight of a structure to be supported. Its section is usually circular; when it is quadrangular, it is called a pillar. As an element of architecture, columns are classified in different ways depending on the connection they have with the rest of the elements.

Definition of body posture

Posture, from the Latin positūra, is the position adopted by someone at a certain time or with respect to some matter. In a physical sense, the concept of posture is associated with the correlation between the extremities and the trunk and the positions of the joints. Corporal, on the other hand, is that which belongs to or relates to the body.

Definition of anatomical position

The term that we are now going to analyze is composed of two words whose etymological origin is found in ancient languages. Thus, the first word, position, we can determine that it comes from Latin and specifically from the concept positio which is the result of the sum of positus that can be translated as “position” and the suffix –tion that […]

Definition of tear

A tear is a rupture or a break. The term is often used to refer to a muscle tear, which is an injury to muscle tissue with damage to the internal fibers and the rupture of blood vessels. For example: «The Chilean striker suffered a tear and will be out of action for two weeks», «López has stopped playing», etc.

Definition of distension

From the Latin distensio, distension is the action and effect of distending. This verb can be used figuratively to refer to loosening or decreasing tension, but it also has a medical meaning to name the violent tension in tissues and membranes. In the first case, distension is linked to a moment of […]

Definition of osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a pathological, degenerative and non-inflammatory alteration of the joints. When the deformations it produces are very evident, we speak of deforming osteoarthritis. The wear and tear of cartilage is the cause of osteoarthritis. When this tissue that protects the ends of the bones and facilitates the movement of the joint is worn out, […]

Definition of aneurysm

An aneurysm is an abnormal dilation that occurs in a blood vessel due to degeneration or weakening of the vascular structure. Most commonly, aneurysms are arterial in nature and develop at the base of the brain or in the aorta. Despite scientific advances, aneurysms are not a common cause of aneurysm.

Definition of bone

Bone is a term with origins in the Latin ossum. The concept can be used to name the hard pieces that make up the skeleton of vertebrates. For example: «Yesterday I fell off my motorcycle and broke a bone», «A player suffers a terrible exposed fracture and is left with a bone exposed», «My grandmother always […]

Definition of cartilage

Cartilage is a flexible skeletal tissue composed of sets of chondrogenic cells nucleated in a collagen matrix. Vertebrates and some that lack vertebrae are the living beings that have cartilage in their bodies. Cartilage, a term originating from the Latin word cartilāgo, can be described as a […]

Definition of heart attack

An infarct is the necrosis of a certain organ (or part of it) caused by the interruption of blood supply that is generated by an obstruction in an artery. The term, which comes from the Latin infartus, also refers to the increase in the proportions of the affected organ. The obstruction of the arteries that […]