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Muscular System
Term | Definition |
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calat- | something inserted |
erg- | work |
fasc- | bad, bandage |
-gram | something written |
hyper- | over, more |
inter- | between |
iso- | equal |
laten- | hidden |
myo- | muscle |
reticul- | net; network |
sarco- | flesh |
syn- | together |
tetan- | stiff |
-tonic | tension |
troph- | well fed |
voluntar- | voluntary |
convulsion | series of involuntary contractions of various voluntary muscles |
electromyograph | technique for recording electrical changes in muscle tissues |
fibrillation | spontaneous contractions of individual muscle fibers, producing rapid and uncoordinated activity within a muscle |
fibrosis | degenerative disease in which fibrous connective tissue replaces skeletal muscle tissue |
muscular dystrophies | group of inherited disorders in which deficiency of dystrophin or glycoproteins collapses muscle cells, leading to progressive loss of function |
myalgia | pain from any muscular disease or disorder |
myasthenia gravis | chronic disease in which muscles are weak and easily fatigued because of malfunctioning neuromuscular junctions |
myokymia | persistent quivering of a muscle |
myopathy | any muscular disease |
myotonia | prolonged muscular spasm |
paralysis | loss of ability to move a body part |
paresis | partial or slight paralysis of muscles |
shin splints | acute pain in the shin and lower leg caused by prolonged running, typically on hard surfaces. |
torticollis | a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms. |