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Pain in the joints
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arthralgia
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Wasting away; "without developement"
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atrophy
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muscle forms wall of heart; involuntary
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cardiac muscle
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reduction in size, especially of muscle fibers
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contract/contraction
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abnormal (usually permanent) bending of a joint into a fixed position; usually caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers
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contracture
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Thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue that penetrate and cover the entire muscle, holding the fibers together
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fascia
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point of attachment of a muscle to a bone in moves
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insertion
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muscles that act without conscious control. controlled by autonomic nervous system and horomones
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involuntary muscle
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name given to individual muscle cell
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point of attachment of a muscle to a bone that is less movable (i.e., the more fixed end of attachment)
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