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Obesity: Obesity occurs when a person has too much body fat. Obesity is not the same as being overweight; a person is considered obese when they weigh 20% or more of the maximum desirable weight for their height.

Olecranon Process: Bony projection of the ulna at the tip of the elbow.

One Repetition Maximum: The maximum amount of weight that can be lifted by the player in a particular exercise at one time. This is used as a strength testing technique.

Orthotic: Any device applied to or around the body in the care of physical impairment or disability, commonly used to control foot mechanics.

Osteochondritis Dessicans: A piece of bone and/or cartilage loosened from its attachment after trauma and a cause of a lesion.

Overuse Syndromes: A result of repetitive stess to body structures.

Osteomyelitis: An inflammatory disease of bone caused usually by infection with streptococcus or staphylococcus.

Osteoporosis: Loss of calcium and other substances from bones, causing bones to become weak and prone to fractures.

Oxidation: Combining a substance with oxygen.


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