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27 Cards in this Set
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atony
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lack of normal tone or strength-muscle is deprived of innervation
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atrophy
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wasting away or weakening of muscle fibers due to lack of usuage
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bursitis
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inflammation of a bursa
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bursa
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a sac-like cavity filled with synovial fluid and located in places where tendons or muscles pass over bony prominences
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charley horse
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a bruised or torn muscle accompanied by cramps and severe pain
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cramp
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a sustained spasm or contraction of a muscle accompanied by severe localized pain
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dystonia
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sustained abnormal postures or disruptions of normal movement resulting from alterations of muscle tone
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Dupuytren's contracture
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painless thickening and contracture of the palmer fascia due to fibrous proliferation resulting in loss of function of the fingers
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fasciculations
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similar to fibrillations or tremors. a repetitive, involuntary contraction of muscle. the main cause is nerve damage
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fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyositis
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a group of rhumatic disorders characterized by achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and tendon insertions
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ganglion
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a thin-walled bandy cyst formed on a joint capsule or tendon sheath
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leiomyoma
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a benign tumor of smooth muscle tissue
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muscular dystrophy
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a genetic abnormality of muscle tissue characterized by dysfunction and ultimately deterioration
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myalgia
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muscle pain
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myasthenia gravis
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a progrssive neuromuscular weakness, usually starting with the muscles of the face and throat
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myopathy
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any disease of the muscles
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myostis ossificans
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severe contusion or tearing of a muscle
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paralysis
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the loss of nervous control of a muscle
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paraplegia
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paralysis of the legs
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quardriplegia
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paralysis of all four limbs
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plantar fasciitis
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excessive pulling or stretching of the calcaneal periosteum by the planter fascia resulting in pain along the inner border of the plantar fascia
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polymyositis
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an auto-immune disorder which causes atrophy and weakness of the muscles
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rigor mortis
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the muscular hardness occuring four to seven hours after death
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tendinitis, tenosynovitis
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inflammation of a tendon or the synovial lining of a tendon sheath
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tennis elbow, lateral and medial epicondylitis
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a strain of the lateral forearm muscles or the tendnous attachments near their origin on the epicondyle of the humerus
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tetanus
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a disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani which produces a toxin that causes muscles to go into tetany.
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torticollis
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persistant contraction of a sternocleidomastoid muscle drawing the head to one side and distorting the face
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