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muscular system 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contracture | Permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin that occurs when normally elastic connective tissues are replaced with nonelastic fibrous tissues |
| Dorsiflexion | Bends the foot upward at the ankle |
| Dyskinesia | Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as a tic or spasm |
| Dystonia | Is a condition of abnormal muscle tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muscle movement |
| Electromyography | Diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation which is used when people have symptoms of weakness and examination shows impaired muscle strength |
| Electroneuromyography | Nerve conduction studies |
| Epicondylitis | Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow |
| Ergonomics | Study of the human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment |
| Exercise Physiologist | Specialist who works under the supervision of a physician to develop, implement, and coordinate exercise programs, and administer medical tests to promote physical fitness |
| PRONATION | Turning the palm of the hand downward or backward |
| MYOPARESIS | Weakness or slight muscular paralysis |
| PARAPLEGIA | Paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body |
| QUADRIPLEGIA | Paralysis of all four extremities |
| MYOCLONUS | Sudden involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles |
| MYOLYSIS | Degeneration or breaking down of muscle tissue |
| TENORRHAPHY | Surgical suturing together of the divided ends of a tendon |
| OBLIQUE | Meaning slanted or at an angle alignment |
| TENOLYSIS | Release of a tendon from adhesions |
| PHYSIATRIST | Physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function |
| SINGULTUS | HICCUPS |
| SPRAIN | Injury to a joint, such as an ankle, knee or wrist involving a stretched or torn ligament |
| NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS | Jerking of the limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep |
| SARCOPENIA | Loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that comes with aging |
| MYASTHENIA GRAVIS | Chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles |
| POLYMYOSITIS | inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body mainly affecting those muscles closest to the trunk or torso resulting in severe weakness |
| SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS | Wryneck |
| INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION | Pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest due to poor circulation associated with peripheral vascular disease |
| MYOCELE | Herniation or protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in the fascia surrounding it |
| TENODESIS | Surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone |
| PLANTAR FASCITIS | Inflammation of the plantar fascia on the sole of the foot causing foot or heel pain when walking or running |
| IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME | inflamed and swollen tendons are caught in the narrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY | genetic disease that are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement, without affecting the nervous system |
| TENODYNIA | Pain in a tendon |
| MYORRHAPHY | Surgical suturing a muscle wound |
| SHIN SPLINT | Painful condition caused by the muscle tearing away from the tibia (shin bone) caused by repeated stress to the lower leg such as running on hard surfaces |
| MYOTONIA | Neuromuscular disorder characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after a voluntary contraction |
| SPHINCTER | Ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway |
| PARALYSIS | Loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movements in a muscle through disease or injury to it’s nerve supply |
| MYOFASCIAL RELEASE | Specialized soft tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions such as fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, movement restrictions, temporomandibular joint disorders and carpal tunnel syndrome |
| bi- | 2 |
| -cele | hernia |
| dys- | bad |
| fasci/o- | fascia |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| -ia | condition of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| kinesi/o- | movement of |
| my/o- | muscle |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| tax/o- | coordination |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o- | tendon |
| ton/o- | tone, tension, stretching |
| tri- | 3 |
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