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Med Term Chap.. 4
Muscles-Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement, symptom of parkinsons disease |
| dyskinesia | distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as in a tic or spasm |
| dystaxia | mild form of ataxia, inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement, diffculty controlling voluntary movement, also known as partial ataxia |
| electromyography | diagnostic test that measures electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation, records strength of muscle contractions |
| electromyogram | record from electromyography that records strength of muscle contractions |
| epicondylitis | inflammation of tissue surrounding the elbow, also known as tennis elbow |
| fasciitis | inflammation of fascia, also known as fascitis |
| fascioplasty | surgical repair of fascia |
| fasciorrhaphy | surgical suturing of a tore fascia |
| fasciotomy | surgical incision through fascia to relieve tension or pressure |
| hemiplegia | total paralysis affecting only one side of the body, associated with stroke or brain damage |
| herniorrhaphy | surgical suturing or repair of a hernia |
| hyperkinesia | hyperactivity, abnormally increased muscle function or activity |
| kinesiology | study of principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement |
| myalgia | tenderness or pain in muscles, also known as myodynia |
| myectomy | surgical excision of portion of a muscle or a muscle |
| myocardium | forms muscles of walls of the heart, also known as cardiac muscle and myocardial muscle |
| myocele | herniation of muscle substance through a tear in fascia surrounding it |
| myolysis | degeneration, deterioration, or breaking down of muscle tissue |
| myomalacia | abnormal softening of muscle tissue |
| myoparesis | weakness or slight muscular paralysis |
| myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
| myorrhexis | rupture or tearing of a muscle |
| myosclerosis | hardening of muscle tissue |
| myositis | muscle diease characterized by the simutaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles |
| myotonia | neuromuscular disorder characterized by slow relaxation of muscles after voluntary contraction |
| nocturnal myoclonus | jerking of limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep |
| paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and lower part of body |
| polymyositis | muscle disease characterized by simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities, caused by spinal cord injury in the cervical vertebrae area |
| tardive dyskinesia | slow or belated form of dyskinesia or involuntary muscle movements, side effect of prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs |
| tenalgia | pain in a tendon, also known as tenodynia |
| tenodesis | surgical suturing of the end of tendon to a bone |
| tenoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon, also known as tendinoplasty |
| tenorrhaphy | surgical suturing together of divided ends of a tendon |
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