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Med Terms CH 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| myoparesis | weakness or slight muscular paralysis |
| bradykinesia | extreme slowness in body movement |
| fibromyalgia syndrome | Individuals displaying symptoms of pain in their arms and legs, fatigue and diffuse joint and bone pain are suffering from a chronic condition known as |
| paraplegia | paralysis of lower half of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of both arms and legs; results in partial or total loss of all movement in the limbs and torso |
| sarcopenia | A normal process of aging in which muscles lose strength and mass that can be improved by exercise regimens and that can slow the process |
| -plegia | paralysis (or stroke?) |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side of ze body |
| paresis | muscular weakness |
| dyskinesia | impairment of voluntary movement (e.g. tic or spasm) |
| plantar fasciitis | inflammation on the plantar fascia on the sole of the foot |
| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissue surrounding ze elbow |
| myoclonus | The sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles |
| -taxia | coordination, internal ordering |
| ataxia | lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement |
| myocele | the protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in the fascia surrounding it |
| dorsiflexion | when a foot bends upward at the ankle |
| Impingement syndrome | occurs when inflamed and swollen tendons are caught in the narrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint |
| deltoid muscle | forms the muscular cap of the shoulder |
| spasm | a sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles |
| Overuse tendinitis | inflammation of tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of a joint |
| Torticollis | A stiff neck due to a spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles |
| strain | an injury to the body of the muscle or to the attachment of a tendon |
| transverse | crosswise |
| rectus | straight |
| sphincter | ring-like |
| oblique | slanted at an angle |
| lateralis | toward the side |
| neuromuscular blocker | a drug that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the transmission of nerve stimuli to the muscles |
| Intermittent claudication | pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest |
| myolysis | the degeneration of muscle tissue |
| hamstring injury | a strain or tear on any of the three muscles that straighten the hip and bend the knee |
| tendon | fibrous connective tissue |
| deltoid | muscular cap of shoulder |
| myocardial | heart muscle |
| sphincter | ring-like muscle |
| gluteus maximus | buttock muscle |
| Myofascial release | a specialized soft-tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions such as fibromyalgia |
| flexion | the movement during which the knees or elbows are bent to decrease the angle of the joints |
| Myorrhexis | the rupture or tearing of a muscle |
| Hyperkinesia | abnormally increased muscle function or activity AKA hyperactivity |
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