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Unit 3 Muscular System - MA20

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ABDUCTION   Movement away from the midline of the body.  
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ADDUCTION   Movement toward the midline of the body.  
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APONEUROSIS   Broad, flat tendon connecting muscles to bones.  
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ATROPHY   Decrease in size of an organ or tissue  
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CRYOTHERAPY   Therapeutic use of cold.  
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DORSIFLEXION   Backward bending of the foot  
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EXTENSION   Straightening of a flexed limb.  
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FASCIA   Fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles.  
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FLEXION   Bending at a joint.  
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HYPERTROPHY   Increase in size of an organ or tissue  
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INSERTION   Connection of the muscle to the bone that moves.  
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MODALITY   Method of treatment.  
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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY   A group of inherited diseases characterized by progressive weakness and muscle atrophy without involvement of the nervous system.  
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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS   Lack of muscle strength marked by paralysis.  
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APONEUR/O   Aponeurosis  
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FASCI/O   Fascia  
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KINESI/O   Movement  
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MYOS/O   Muscle  
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THERM/O   Heat  
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AD-   Toward  
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-ATHENIA   Lack of strength  
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-ITIS   Inflammation  
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POLY-   many, much  
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Ca   Calcium  
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ESR   Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate  
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