Muscular System
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| Muscul/o my/o myos/o | make body movement possible, hold body erect, move body fluids, and produce body heat
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| fasci/o | cover, support, and separate muscles
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| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | attach muscles to bones
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| bi- | two
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| -cele | hernia
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| dys- | bad
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| fasci/o | fascia
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| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue
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| -ia | condition of
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| kines/o kinesi/o | movement of
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| my/o | muscle
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -rrhexis | coordination
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| tax/o | rupture
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| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon
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| ton/o | tone
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| tri- | three
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| abduction | moves away from the midline
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| adduction | moves toward the midline
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| adhesion | band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together
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| ataxia | inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement
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| atonic | meaning lacking normal muscle tone or strength
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| atrophy | means of weakness or wearing away of body tissue and structures
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| bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement
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| carpal tunnel syndrome | bony passage under the carpal ligament below the inner surface of the wrist
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| chronic fatigue syndrome | profound fatigue that is not improved with rest
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| circumduction | circular movement of a limb at the far end
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| contracture | permanent tightening of fascia
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| dorsiflexion | bends the foot upward at the ankle
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| dyskinesia | distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as a tic
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| dystaxia | partial ataxia
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| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muscle movement
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| electromyography | measures electrical activity in a muscle
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| electroneuromyography | never condition studies
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| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow
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| ergonomics | study of human factors in the workplace
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| exercise physiologist | specialist who work under the supervision of a physician to administer physical test and promote physical fitness
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| fascilitis | inflammation of a fascia
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| fibromyalgia syndrome | symptoms causing weakness
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| ganglion cyst | harmless fluid filled swelling that occurs most commonly on the wrist
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| heel spur | calcium deposit in the plantar fascia
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| hemiparesis | slight paralysis on one side of the body
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| hemiplegia | total paralysis affecting one side of the body
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| hyperkinesia | hyperactivity
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| hypertonia | excessive tone
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| hypokinesia | abnormally decreased muscle function or activity
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| hypotonia | diminished tone of skeletal muscles
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| impingement syndrome | swollen or inflamed tendons are caught in the narrow space between the joints
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| intermittent claudication | pain in the leg muscle that occurs during exercise
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| muscular dystrophy | progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles
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| myasthenia gravis | chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction produces weakness of voluntary muscles
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| myocele | protrusion of muscle through a tear in the fascia
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| myoclonus | sudden involuntary jerking of muscle
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| myofasical release | technique used to release pain
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| myolysis | degeneration or breaking down of muscle
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| myoparesis | weakness or slight muscular paralysis
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| myorrhaphy | surgical suturing a muscle wound
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| myotonia | disorder characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles
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| nocturnal myoclonus | jerking during sleeping
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| oblique | meaning santed or at an angle
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| paralysis | loss of sensation and voluntary movement through disease or injury
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| paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and lower part of the body
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| physiatrist | physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehab
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| plantar fasciltis | inflammation of the plantar fascia
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| polymyositis | disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakling of voluntary muscles
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| pronation | turning the palm of the hand downward or backward
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| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities
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| sarcopenia | loss of muscle mass
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| shin splint | painful condition caused by the muscle tearing away from the tibia
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| singultus | hiccups
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| spasmodic torticollis | wryneck
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| sphincter | constricts opening of passageway
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| sprain | injury to a joint
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| tenodesis | surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone
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| tenodynia | pain in a tendon
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| tenolysis | release of a tendon from adhesion
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| tenorrhaphy | surgical suturing together of the divided ends of a tendon
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