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12 Cards in this Set
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Muscular Dystrophy
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crippling disease that progressively and gradually weakens and atrophies muscles
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Myoma
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a tumor composed of muscle tissue
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Myotoma
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prolonged muscle spasm
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Convulsion
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involuntary contraction of muscles
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Myalgia
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pain resulting from any muscular disease or disorder
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Myasthenia ravis
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chronic disease; muscles easily fatigued due to a disorder at some neuromuscular junctions. Causes the improper transmission of stimuli
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Fibrillation
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rapid and uncoordinated contractions of individual muscle fibers that occur spontaneously.
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Paralysis
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loss of the ability to move a body part
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Paresis
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partial or slight paralysis of the muscles
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Myokymia
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persistent quivering of a muscle
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Fibrosis
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degenerative disease in which skeletal muscle is replaced by fibrous connective tissue
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Myology
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the study of muscles
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