Question | Answer |
bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement, symptom of parkinsons disease |
dyskinesia | distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as in a tic or spasm |
dystaxia | mild form of ataxia, inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement, diffculty controlling voluntary movement, also known as partial ataxia |
electromyography | diagnostic test that measures electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation, records strength of muscle contractions |
electromyogram | record from electromyography that records strength of muscle contractions |
epicondylitis | inflammation of tissue surrounding the elbow, also known as tennis elbow |
fasciitis | inflammation of fascia, also known as fascitis |
fascioplasty | surgical repair of fascia |
fasciorrhaphy | surgical suturing of a tore fascia |
fasciotomy | surgical incision through fascia to relieve tension or pressure |
hemiplegia | total paralysis affecting only one side of the body, associated with stroke or brain damage |
herniorrhaphy | surgical suturing or repair of a hernia |
hyperkinesia | hyperactivity, abnormally increased muscle function or activity |
kinesiology | study of principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement |
myalgia | tenderness or pain in muscles, also known as myodynia |
myectomy | surgical excision of portion of a muscle or a muscle |
myocardium | forms muscles of walls of the heart, also known as cardiac muscle and myocardial muscle |
myocele | herniation of muscle substance through a tear in fascia surrounding it |
myolysis | degeneration, deterioration, or breaking down of muscle tissue |
myomalacia | abnormal softening of muscle tissue |
myoparesis | weakness or slight muscular paralysis |
myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
myorrhexis | rupture or tearing of a muscle |
myosclerosis | hardening of muscle tissue |
myositis | muscle diease characterized by the simutaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles |
myotonia | neuromuscular disorder characterized by slow relaxation of muscles after voluntary contraction |
nocturnal myoclonus | jerking of limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep |
paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and lower part of body |
polymyositis | muscle disease characterized by simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body |
quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities, caused by spinal cord injury in the cervical vertebrae area |
tardive dyskinesia | slow or belated form of dyskinesia or involuntary muscle movements, side effect of prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs |
tenalgia | pain in a tendon, also known as tenodynia |
tenodesis | surgical suturing of the end of tendon to a bone |
tenoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon, also known as tendinoplasty |
tenorrhaphy | surgical suturing together of divided ends of a tendon |