Muscular System
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| calat- | something inserted
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| erg- | work
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| fasc- | bad, bandage
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| -gram | something written
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| hyper- | over, more
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| inter- | between
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| iso- | equal
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| laten- | hidden
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| myo- | muscle
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| reticul- | net; network
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| sarco- | flesh
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| syn- | together
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| tetan- | stiff
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| -tonic | tension
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| troph- | well fed
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| voluntar- | voluntary
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| convulsion | series of involuntary contractions of various voluntary muscles
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| electromyograph | technique for recording electrical changes in muscle tissues
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| fibrillation | spontaneous contractions of individual muscle fibers, producing rapid and uncoordinated activity within a muscle
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| fibrosis | degenerative disease in which fibrous connective tissue replaces skeletal muscle tissue
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| muscular dystrophies | group of inherited disorders in which deficiency of dystrophin or glycoproteins collapses muscle cells, leading to progressive loss of function
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| myalgia | pain from any muscular disease or disorder
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| myasthenia gravis | chronic disease in which muscles are weak and easily fatigued because of malfunctioning neuromuscular junctions
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| myokymia | persistent quivering of a muscle
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| myopathy | any muscular disease
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| myotonia | prolonged muscular spasm
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| paralysis | loss of ability to move a body part
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| paresis | partial or slight paralysis of muscles
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| shin splints | acute pain in the shin and lower leg caused by prolonged running, typically on hard surfaces.
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| torticollis | a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms.
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