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Musculoskeletal system - Q – Symptomatic terms & A – Meaning
Question | Answer |
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arthralgia | joint pain |
atrophy | shrinking of muscle size |
crepitation | grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones |
exostosis | a projection arising from a bone that develops from cartilage |
flaccid | flabby, relaxed, or having defective or absent muscle tone |
hypertrophy | increase in the size of tissue, such as muscle |
hypotonia | reduced muscle tone or tension |
myalgia | muscle pain |
ostealgia | bone pain |
rigor | stiffness; stiff muscle |
spasm | drawing in; involuntary contraction of muscle |
spastic | uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements (resembles spasm) |
tetany | tension; prolonged, continuous muscle contraction |
tremor | shaking; rhythmic muscular movement |