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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| polymyalgia | pain in several muscle groups |
| fasciodesis | binding fascia to a skeletal attachment |
| dystaxia | difficulty in controlling voluntary movement |
| tenoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
| hypertonia | condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscle |
| kinesiology | study of muscular activity and the movement of body parts |
| dystonia | a condition of abnormal muscle tone |
| myocele | protrusin of a muscle through its ruptured sheath or fascia |
| dyskinesia | distortion or impairment of voluntary movement |
| heriorrhaphy | surgical suturing of a defect in a muscular wall to repair a hernia |
| sphincterotomy | surgical incision into or division of a sphincter muscle |
| neuropathy | damage to the nerves |
| tenodesis | surgical suturing of a tendon to a bone |
| myolysis | degeneration of muscle tissue |
| myosclerosis | abnormal hardening of muslcle tissue |
| heriectomy | surgical removal of a hernia |
| atonic | lacking normal tone or strength |
| Epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow |
| fibrositis | inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue |
| lateralis | located away from the mid-plane of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralsis of all four extremities |
| myonecrosis | death of individual muscle fibers |
| atrophy | weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures |
| bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement |
| cardiotomy | surgical incision of the heart |