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muscle terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Facitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| Tendonitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| Atrophy | weakness/ wearing away of body tissues and structures |
| Myalgia | tenderness/ pain in the muscles |
| Polymyositis | muscle disease characterized by the stimulateous inflammation and weakness of voluntary muscles |
| Sacropenia | loss of muscle mass, strength and function that comes with aging |
| Dystonia | condition of abnormal muscle tone causing impairment of voluntary muscle movement |
| Bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement |
| Hyperkinesia | abnormally increased muscle function of activity |
| Hypokinesia | abnormally decreased muscle function of activity |
| Epicodylitis | inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow |
| Paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body |
| Hemiplegia | paralysis of only one half of the body |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis of all 4 extremities |
| Paralysis | loss of sensation and voluntary movement in a muscle through disease or injury to nerve supply |
| Myasthenia | muscular debility/ weakness |
| Myolysis | degeneration of the muscle tissue |
| Myorrhexis | rupture/ tearing of a muscle |
| Atonic | lacking normal muscle tone |
| Ataxia | inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement |
| Dyskinesia | distortion/ impairment o voluntary movement such as tics/ spasms |