Lesson 5 - Muscles Flashcards
Muscul/o
Muscle
My/o
Muscle
In/o
Fibre
Fasci/o
Fascia
Ten/o, tendin/o
Tendon
Ton/o
Tone (muscle)
Kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o
Movement
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Disease caused by motor neuron degeneration resulting in muscular weakness and atrophy
Asthenia
Weakness
Ataxia
Lack of muscle coordination
Atrophy
Wasting away; decrease in size of a tissue or organ such as wasting of muscle from disuse
Avulsion
Forcible tearing away of a part
Chronic fatigue syndrome (FS)
The disease of unknown cause that involves persistent fatigue plus muscle and joint pain and other symptoms; may be virally induced
Contacture
Permanent contraction of a muscle
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)
Disorder associated with widespread muscular aches and stiffness and having no known cause