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Med Term Rice Ch7 Vo
Medical Terminology Jane Rice Chapter 7 Voc
Term | Definition |
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abductor | Muscle that on contraction draws away from the middle. |
adductor | Muscle that draws a part toward the middle. |
amputation | Surgical removal of a limb, part, or other appendage. |
antagonist | Muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle. |
ataxia | Lack of muscular coordination. |
atonic | Pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension; lack of normal muscle tone. |
atrophy | Lack of nourishment, wasting of muscular tissue that may be caused by lack of use. |
brachialgia | Pain in the arm |
bradykinesia | Slowness of motion or movement |
clonic | Pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles. |
contraction | Process of drawing up and thickening of a muscle fiber. |
contracture | Condition in which a muscle shortens and renders the muscle resistant to the normal stretching process. |
dactylospasm | Medical term for a cramp of a finger or toe. |
dermatomyositis | Inflammation of the muscles and the skin. * |
diaphram | Partition of muscles and membranes that separate the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. It is the major muscle of breathing. |
diathermy | Treatment using high frequency current to produce heat within a part of the body. * |
dystonia | Condition of impaired muscle tone |
dystrophy | Any condition of abnormal development caused by defective nourishment. |
fascia | Thin layer of connective tissue covering, supporting, or connecting the muscles or inner organs of the body. |
fibromyalgia | Disorder with chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. |
hydrotherapy | Treatment using scientific application of water. |
insertion | Point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves. |
intramuscular (IM) | Pertaining to within a muscle; such as an IM injection |
isometric | Pertaining to having equal measure. increasing tension of a muscle while maintaining equal length. |
levator | Muscle that raises or elevates. |
myalgia | Pain in the muscle. |
myoblast | Embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber. |
myofiberoma | Tumor that contains muscle and fiber. |
myokinesis | Muscular motion or activity. |
myology | Study of muscles. |
myomalacia | Softening of muscle tissue. |
myoparesis | Weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle. |
myopathy | Muscle disease. |
myoplasty | Surgical repair of a muscle. |
myosclerosis | Abnormal condition of hardening of muscle. |
myositis | Inflammation of muscle tissue, especially skeletal muscles |
neuromyopathic | Pertaining to a disease condition involving both nerves and muscles. |
polyplegia | Paralysis affecting many muscles. |
prosthesis | Artificial device used to replace an organ or body part. |
quadriceps | Muscle that has four heads or points of origin. |
relaxation | Process in which a muscle loosens and returns to a resting stage. |
rotation | Process of moving a body part around a central axis. |
spasticity | Condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff and awkward movements. |
sternocleidomastoid | Muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle with its insertion in the mastoid process. |
synergetic | Pertaining to certain muscles that work together. |
synovitis | Inflammation of a synovial membrane. |
tenodynia | Pain in a tendon. |
tonic | Pertaining to tone, especially muscular tone. |
torsion | Process of being twisted. |
torticollis | Stiff neck caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck. |
triceps | Muscle having three heads with a single insertion. |
voluntary | Under the control of one's will. |