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14 Cards in this Set
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arthalgia
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joint pain
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atrophy
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shrinking of a muscle
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crepitation
or crepitus |
grating sound sometimes made by movement of a joint or broken bones
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exostosis
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a projection arising from a bone that develops from cartilage
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flaccid
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flabby relaxed or having defective or absent muscle tone
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hypertrophy
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increase in the size of a muscle
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hypotonia
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reduced muscle tension
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myalgia
or myodynia |
muscle pain
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ostealgia
or osteodynia |
bone pain
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rigor
or rigidity |
stiffness; stiff muscle
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spasm
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drawing in; involuntary contraction of muuscle
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spastic
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uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles causing stiff and awkward movements
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tetany
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tension; prolonged, continuous muscle contraction
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tremor
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shaking; rhythmic muscular movement
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