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musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epiphyses | End of bones |
| Metaphysis | Neck; connects the diaphysis with the epiphysis |
| Diaphysis | Middle of bone; also called shaft |
| Kinesi/o | Muscles allow you to move |
| Ton/o | Create and maintain posture by having a constant pressure or tone |
| Tax/o | The nervous system sends signals to the muscle to contract |
| Plegia | Disorders of movement |
| Ankylosis | Change in joints |
| Hypotonia | Change in muscle tone |
| Myospasm | Twitches or movement |
| Ostalgia | General bone pain |
| Arthralgia | Conditions of painful joints |
| Hypokinesia | Condition of abnormal movement |
| Arthrogram | Diagnostic procedures for joints |
| Electromyogram | Diagnostic procedures for muscles |
| Arthroclasia | Treatment of the joint |