Muscular System Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Spasm | Sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contraction |
Myalgia | Muscle pain or tenderness |
Myolysis | Destruction of muscle tissue |
Myonecrosis | Death of a muscle tissue |
Myomalacia | Abnormal softening of a muscle tissue |
Myorrhexis | Rupture of a muscle |
Myositis | Inflammation of a muscle |
Polymyositis | Inflammation of more than one muscles |
Myoclonus | Spasm or twitching of a muscle or group of muscles |
Singultus | Hiccups, contraction of the diaphragm, myoclonus of diaphragm |
Myasthenia | Muscle weakness |
Myosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of a muscle |
Myopathy | Any degenerative disease of a muscle |
Myoplasty | Surgical repair of a muscle |
Electromyography | Recording of electrical activities of the muscle: EMG |
ROM | Range of motion |
Abduction | Movement away from the mid-line |
Adduction | Movement toward the mid-line |
Flexion | Bending, decreases the angle between participating bones |
Extension | Straightening |
Tenodynia | Pain in the tendon |
Tenoplasty | Surgical repair of a tendon |
Tendonitis | Inflammation of a tendon |
Tenorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of a tendon |
Kinesiology | The study of movement |
Hypokinesia | Insufficient movement |
Hyperkinesia | Excessive movement |
Dyskineisa | Painful movement |
Bradykinesia | Slow movement |
Fascioplasty | Surgical repair of a fascia |
Fasciotomy | Surgical incision onto the fascia |
Fasciitis | Inflammation of the fascia |
Atonia | Lacking normal muscle tone of strength |
Hypertonia | A condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscles |
Hypotonia | A condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles |
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