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MS 5-5
muscular system diease and disorder terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atrophy | wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue |
| bradykinesia | extremely slow movement |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | inflammation and swelling of the tendons and median nerve that pass under the carpal ligament; also called repetitive stress syndrome or disease |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease | hereditary condition characterized by progressive degeneration of the muscles of the lower leg, specifically those associated with the fibula |
| contraction | shortening or tightening of a muscle |
| contracture | abnormal and often permanent flexion at a joint caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers |
| dermatomyositis | connective tissue disease characterized by the destruction of muscle tissue and puritic inflammation of the skin |
| dyskinesia | abnormal or difficult movement |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone; prolonged muscle contractions |
| dystrophy | abnormal development |
| fibroma | tumor of connective tissue |
| fibromyalgia (FM) | chronic pain illness characterized by widespread muscular aches, pains, and stiffness |
| ganglion | cystic tumor of a tendon |
| hyperkinesia | increased muscular movement and physical activity |
| hypertrophy | increased growth or development of an organ or tissue not related to a tumor |
| leiomyfibroma | benign tumor of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue |
| muscular dystrophy (MD) | progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fiber; genetically transmitted |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness and abnormal fatigue |
| myasthenia gravis | serious, generalized muscle weakness and abnormal fatigue without atrophy |
| myositis | inflammation of muscle tissue |
| polymyositis | chronic, progressive inflammation of skeletal muscles with muscle weakness and atrophy |
| rhabdomyolysis | hereditary or acquired condition characterized by the destruction of skeletal muscle fibers and the release of muscle cell contents into the bloodstream |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | highly malignant neoplasm or tumor of the skeletal muscle |
| sprain | injury of the ligaments of a joint caused by wrenching or twisting |
| tendinitis, tenditis | inflammation of a tendon |
| tenodynia | tendon pain |
| tenosynovitis | inflammation of a tendon sheath |
| torticollis | shortening of the muscles on one side of the neck; wryneck |
| Werdnig-Hoffman disease | genetic disorder characterized by progressive atrophy of skeletal muscles; also know as familial spinal muscle atrohy and floppy infant syndrome |
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