Elevation

1. The type of movement that occurs when a body part is lifted, such as when the shoulder blades are elevated during a shoulder shrug.

2. The process of keeping a limb raised after injury. Many sports injuries reduce the ability of peripheral muscles to pump blood back to the heart. This results in pooling of blood. Elevation allows gravity to return the blood to the heart, and reduces the risk of swelling.

n

Definition: height; high ground
Antonyms: depression, lowness

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1. Movement of the shoulder girdle or another body part upwards (i.e. in a superior direction), as when shrugging the shoulders. Compare depression.

2. The process of raising a limb after an acute injury. Damage to the limb usually reduces mobility and causes swelling. Blood is not pumped back to the heart by muscles (see muscle pump), resulting in pooling of blood in the extremities. Elevation of an injured limb so that it lies above the heart, enables gravity to help the blood return to heart. See also RICE.

IN BRIEF: The act of raising higher or lifting up. Also: The height at which something is raised, as in above the Earth's surface.

The airplane flew at an elevation of 30,000 feet above the Earth's surface.

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