Chapter 7 Flashcards
Clonic
Pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles
clon (turmoil), -ic (pertaining to)
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)
Disorder with chronic, widespread musculoskeletal (MS) pain and fatigue.
fibr/o (fiber), my (muscle), -algia (pain)
Flaccid
Lacking muscle tone; weak, soft, and flabby
Myomalacia
Softening of muscle tissue
my/o (muscle), -malacia (softening)
Myoparesis
Weakness of slight paralysis of a muscle
my/o (muscle), -paresis (weakness)
Myopathy
Muscle disease
my/o (muscle), -pathy (disease)
Myoplasty
Surgical repair of muscle
my/o (muscle), -plasty (surgical repair)
Ataxia
Lack of muscular coordination; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders
a- (lack of), -taxia (order)
Rheumatism
General term used to describe conditions characterized by inflammation, soreness, and stiffness of muscles and pains in joints
rheumat (discharge), -ism (condition)
Rigor mortis
Stiffness of skeletal muscles seen in death; develops between the 4th and 24th hour after death, then ceases
Spasticity
Condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff and awkward movements
spastic (convulsive), -it’s (condition)
Sprain
A traumatic injury to the tendons, muscles, or ligaments around a joint characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration
Strain
Excessive, forcible stretching of a muscle or the musculotendinous unit
Synovitis
Inflammation of a synovial membrane
synov (synovial membrane), -itis (inflammation)
Tonic
Pertaining to tone, especially muscular tension
ton (tone, tension), -ic (pertaining to)
