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26 Cards in this Set
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Sprain |
caused by an injury or trauma to a ligament |
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Strain |
caused by an overuse or improper use of a muscle |
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Tendinitis |
caused by overworking a joint; an inflammation of a joint |
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Tendonitis |
may result from an injury or from a strenuous, sudden movement |
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Dislocation Subluxation |
partial dislocation |
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Osteoporosis |
Bones may lose their density |
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Contracture |
extreme resistance to stretching of a muscle , usually results from disease of the muscle fibers or from an injury |
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Ostealgia |
Pain in the musculoskeletal system may appear in the bone |
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Osteodynia |
also known as the ostealgia |
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Myalgia |
pain in the musculoskeletal system that appear in the muscles |
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Myodynia |
also known as myalgia |
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Arthralgia |
pain in the musculoskeletal system may appear in the joints |
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Ankylosis |
stiffness in the joints |
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Spastic |
muscles that have abnormal contractions in diseases |
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Spasms |
muscles that have abnormal contractions |
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Hypertrophy |
an abnormal increase in muscle size |
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Flaccid |
muscle that are flabby in tone |
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Hypotonia |
abnormally reduced muscle tension |
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Rigor |
abnormal muscle stiffness |
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Rigidity |
also known as rigor |
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Dystonia |
abnormal tone (tension) in a muscle |
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Tetany |
painful long muscle contraction |
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Tremor |
Shaking |
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Atrophy |
muscles shrinking |
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Muscular dystrophy |
progressive, degenerative disorder affecting skeletal muscles |
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Myositis |
muscle inflammation |
