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 |