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Chapter 8 - Terms
Terminology - muscular system, defining terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abductor | muscles that move a part away from the midline |
| adductor | muscles that move a part towards the midline |
| electromyography | recording of the electrical characteristics of muscle |
| atonic | a muscle that has no tone or tension; atony |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone or tension |
| myotonia | inability of the muscle to relax after increased muscular contraction |
| tonic | pertaining to tone; tension |
| fascial | pertaining to the fascia |
| fasciectomy | excision of fascia |
| fasciitis | inflammation of fascia |
| fascitis | inflammation of fascia |
| fasciorrhaphy | suturing the fascia |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| kinesimeter | instrument used to measure movement |
| leiomyoma | benign tumor of smooth muscle |
| leiomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of smooth muscle |
| muscular | pertaining to the muscle |
| musculoskeletal | pertaining to the muscle and skeleton |
| electromyogram | record of the electrical currents in a muscle |
| fibromyalgia | pain in fibrous tissues muscles, tendons, and ligaments |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myopathy | any muscular disease |
| myositis | inflammation of muscle |
| polymyositis | inflammation of many muscles |
| rhabdomyoma | benign tumor of striated muscle |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of striated muscle tissue |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| tendinous | pertaining to a tendon |
| tenodesis | surgical fixation of a tendon |
| tenotomy | cutting of a tendon |
| tenosynovitis | inflammation of a tendon sheath |
| myasthenia | no muscle strength |
| myoclonus | alternate muscular relaxation and contraction in rapid succession |
| abduction | process of drawing away from; opposite of adduction |
| adduction | process of drawing toward; opposite of abduction |
| circumduction | process of drawing a part in a circular motion |
| dorsiflexion | bending the ankle joint so that the foot bends backward (upward); opposite of plantar flexion |
| plantar flexion | bending the ankle joint so that the foot bends toward the sole of the foot |
| extension | to stretch out; stretching out of a limb; increasing the angle between two bones; opposite of flexion |
| flexion | bending a limb ; decreasing the angle between two bones; opposite of extension |
| pronation | as applied to the hand, process of turning the palm backward; opposite of supination |
| supination | as applied to the hand, the process of turning the palm forward; opposite of pronation |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| dyskinesia | impairment of muscle movement |
| hyperkinesia | excessive movement |
| atrophy | wasting away of the muscle |
| dystrophy | abnormal developement, especially muscular dystrophy |
| hypertrophy | enlargement of an organ due to an increase in the size of cells |
| diathermy | heat applied to deep tissues |
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