Chapter 4 Flashcards
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muscles
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muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
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-al / -ic
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pertaining to
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external
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near the surface
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-ia
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condition
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internal
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deeper location
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poly
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many
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-algia
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pain
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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-cep
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head
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clon/o
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violent action
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fasci-
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fascia
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hemi-
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half
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kines
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movement
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-paresis
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partial or incomplete paralysis
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-plegia
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paralysis
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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tendons
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quad-
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four
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tax/o
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coordination
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tri-
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three
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-cele
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hernia
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ton/o
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tone or tension
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ataxia
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the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement.
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atonic
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lacking normal muscle tone or strength.
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bradykinesia
extreme slowness in movement
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dyskinesia
distortion or impairment of voluntary movement (bad movement)
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dystonia
a movement disorder characterized by the involuntary and sometimes repetitive contraction of certain muscles.
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fasciotomy
surgical incision through the fascia to relieve tension or pressure
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fasciitis
inflammation of a fascia
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hemiparesis
slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body.
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hemiplegia
total paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
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hyperkinesia
abnormally increased muscle function or activity.
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myalgia
pain in the muscles
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hypotonia
a condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles.
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myocardial
forms the muscular walls of the heart
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myorrhaphy
surgical suturing of a muscle
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myoclonus
the quick, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles.
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myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
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myotomy
surgical incision into a muscle
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polymyositis
muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body.
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quadriplegia
paralysis of all four extremities
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quadriceps
formed from four divisions
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tenodesis
surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to bone.
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tenotomy
surgical cutting of a tendon to provide release or allow lengthening.
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tenolysis
the release of a tendon from adhesions
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triceps
formed from three divisions
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biceps
formed from two divisions
