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medical terminology muscular system

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muscle   my/o  
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myos/o   muscles  
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fascia   fasci/o  
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tendons   tend/o  
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attach muscle to bone   tendon  
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adduction   movement toward the midline  
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abduction   movement away from the midline  
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adhesion   band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormaly  
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ataxia   inability to coordinate the muscles in the execution of voluntary movement  
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atrophy   weakness and wasting away  
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contraction   tightening or shortening of a muscle  
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contracture   abnormal shortening of muscle tissue  
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dorsiflexion   bends the foot upward at the ankle  
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dyskinesia   distortion or impairment of voluntary movement, as in a tic or spasm  
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dystaxia   difficulty in controlling voluntary movement  
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dystonia   abnormal muscle tone  
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epicondylitis   inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow  
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ergonomics   study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment  
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fasciitis   inflammation of the fascia  
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fascioplasty   surgical repair of the fascia  
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fasciotomy   surgical incision of the fascia  
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hemiparesis   slight paralysis of one side of the body  
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hyperkinesia   abnormally increased motor function or activity, also known as hyperactivity  
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hypertonia   excessive tone of the skeletal muscles with increased resistance of muscle to passive stretching  
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hypokinesia   abnormally decreased motor function or activity  
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hypotonia   diminished tone of the skeletal muscles with decreased resistance of muscle to passive stretching  
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kinesiology   the study of muscular activity and the resulting movement of body parts  
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muscular dystrophy   group of inherited muscle disorders that cause muscle weakness without affecting the nervous system  
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myalgia   muscle tenderness or pain  
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myasthenia   muscle weakness from any cause  
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myectomy   surgical removal of a portion of the muscle  
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myoclonus   spasm or twitching of a muscle or group of muscles  
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myolysis   degeneration of muscle tissue  
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myomalacia   abnormal softening of muscle tissue  
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myoparesis   weakness or slight paralysis of muscle  
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myoplasty   surgical repair of a muscle  
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myorrhaphy   to suture a muscle wound  
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myorrhexis   rupture of a muscle  
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myositis   inflammaiton of skeletal muscle tissue  
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myotonia   delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction  
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oblique   slanted or at an angle  
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paraplegia   paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body  
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polymyositis   chronic progressive ds affecting the skeletal muscles that is characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy  
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quadriplegia   paralysis of all four extremities  
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rectus   straight  
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singultus   myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes the characteristic hiccup sound with each spasm, also known as .... hiccups  
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spasmodic torticollis   a stiff neck d/t spasmodic contractions of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side; also known as wryneck  
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sphincter   ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway  
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tardive dyskinesia   late appearance of dyskanesia as a side effect of long-term treatment of certain antipsychotic drugs  
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tenalgia   pain in a tendon  
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tendinitis   inflammation of the tendons d/t excessive or unusual use of a joint  
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tenectomy   surgical removal of a tendon  
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tenodesis   to suture the end of a tendon to bone  
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tenolysis   to free a tendon from adhesions  
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tenonectomy   surgical removal of part of a tendon for the purpose of shortening it  
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tenoplasty   surgical repair of a tendon  
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tenorrhaphy   suturing of a divided tendon  
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tenotomy   surgical division of a tendon for releif of a deformity  
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smooth muscle   function is to move and control the flow of fluids through structures (walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands.)  
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unstriated muscles   same as smooth muscle, do not have dark and light bands  
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involuntary muscles   smooth muscles, not under voluntary control  
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visceral muscles   smooth muscles because they are found in large organs  
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skeletal muscles   attach to the bones of the skeletal system and make movement possible  
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flexion   bending, decreases an angle  
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elevation   raises a body part  
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rotation   turns a bone on its own axis  
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supination   turns the palms upward or forward  
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dorsiflexion   bends the foot upward at the ankle  
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extension   straightening, increases an angle  
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depression   lowers a body part  
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circumduction   turns at the far end  
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pronation   turns the palm downward or backward  
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plantar flexion   bends the foot downward at the ankle  
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