muscle/orthropedic vocabulary
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abduction | to take away from; away from midline
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adduction | to move toward midline
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amyotrophic | loss of muscle development
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atrophy | decrease in size of an organ/tissue
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cardiac muscle | muscle of the heart; not conscious control
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dorsiflexion | backward(upward) bending of the foot
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electromyography | process of recording the electricity of the heart
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fasciecetomy | removal of fascia
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fibromyalgia | pain in muscles,fibrous connective tissue
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hypertrophy | increase in size of an organ/tissue; excessive development
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insertion | point of junction of the muscle to the bone
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leiomyoma | benign tumor of smooth muscle
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leiomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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myalgia | muscle pain
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myasthenia gravis | condition of muscle weakness due to failure in transmission of nervous impluses from nerve to muscle cells
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myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscles
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myopathy | disease of muscle
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myositis | inflammation of muscle
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origin | point of attachment of the muscle to the bone; stationary
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plantar flexion | bending foot downward toward the sole of the foot
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polymyalgia | pain in many muscles
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rhabdomyoma | benign tumor of skeletal muscles
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rhabdomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of skeletal muscles
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smooth muscle | muscle connected to internal organs; involuntary or visceral muscle
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striated muscle | voluntary control, moves all bones as well as the eyes and face
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