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polymyalgia   pain in several muscle groups  
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fasciodesis   binding fascia to a skeletal attachment  
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dystaxia   difficulty in controlling voluntary movement  
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tenoplasty   surgical repair of a tendon  
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hypertonia   condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscle  
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kinesiology   study of muscular activity and the movement of body parts  
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dystonia   a condition of abnormal muscle tone  
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myocele   protrusin of a muscle through its ruptured sheath or fascia  
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dyskinesia   distortion or impairment of voluntary movement  
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heriorrhaphy   surgical suturing of a defect in a muscular wall to repair a hernia  
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sphincterotomy   surgical incision into or division of a sphincter muscle  
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neuropathy   damage to the nerves  
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tenodesis   surgical suturing of a tendon to a bone  
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myolysis   degeneration of muscle tissue  
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myosclerosis   abnormal hardening of muslcle tissue  
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heriectomy   surgical removal of a hernia  
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atonic   lacking normal tone or strength  
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Epicondylitis   inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow  
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fibrositis   inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue  
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lateralis   located away from the mid-plane of the body  
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quadriplegia   paralsis of all four extremities  
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myonecrosis   death of individual muscle fibers  
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atrophy   weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures  
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bradykinesia   extreme slowness in movement  
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cardiotomy   surgical incision of the heart  
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