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Medical Terminology
Yellow Module- Muscular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| myosclerosis | hardening of muscles |
| torticollis | stiff neck |
| myorrhaphy | suturing of a muscle |
| epimysium | outer covering of a muscle |
| perimysium | outer covering of a small bundle of muscle fibers |
| endomysium | outer covering of each individual muscle fiber |
| synergist | a muscle functioning in cooperation with another muscle |
| agonist | a contracting muscle; the prime mover |
| antagonist | a muscle that opposes the agonist |
| tendon | attaches muscle to bone |
| ligament | attaches bone to bone |
| myocele | herniation of a muscle |
| myogenesis | formation of muscle cells |
| myology | study of muscles |
| myopathy | disease of a muscle |
| myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
| myorrhexis | tearing of a muscle |
| myomalacia | softening of a muscle |
| myolysis | destruction of a muscle |
| sprain | traumatic injury to ligaments around a joint |
| strain | overstretching of a muscle |
| Achilles tendon | major tendon of the heel |
| sartorius | muscle that extends from the pelvis to the calf |
| muscle tone | partial state of contraction |
| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| myoischemia | lack of oxygen in muscle tissue due to a lack of blood supply |
| myoedema | swelling of a muscle |
| physical therapy | branch of medicine that deals with the restoration of strength & function to injured structures |
| myodynia | pain in the muscle |
| striated | striped appearance of muscles |
| fascia | band of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, & separates muscles |
| kinesiology | study of muscular activity & movement of the body |
| tonus | normal state of balanced muscle tension present in the body when one is awake |
| flexion | decreasing the angle of a joint |
| extension | increasing the angle of a joint |
| hyperextension | overextension of a limb or body part beyond its normal range |
| elevation | lifting a body part |
| depression | lowering a body part |
| rotation | circular movement around an axis |
| circumduction | circular movement of a limb at the far end |
| supination | rotating the arm so the palm is face up or forward |
| pronation | rotating the arm so that the palm in face down or backward |
| muscle insertion | place where the muscle ends; more moveable |
| muscle origin | place where the muscle originates; less moveable |
| electromyography | records the strength of muscle contractions as the result of electrical stimulation |
| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissues around the elbow |
| ataxia | inability to coordinate muscles in the execution of voluntary movement |
| hypertrophy | over development of a muscle |
| myofibrils | skeletal muscle fibers |
| atonic | lacking normal muscle tone |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| myotonia | delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction |
| Myasthenia Gravis | autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness, chiefly of muscles innervated by cranial nerves |
| myonecrosis | death of individual muscle fibers |
| visceralgia | pain in the viscera |
| myotrophy | wasting away of muscle |
| muscle | tissue composed of fibers that are capable of contraction |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myocyte | muscle cell |
| contracture | permanent contracting of a muscle |
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