Muscular System

Front 1

Hypokinesia

Back 1

abnormally increased muscle function or activity

Front 2

Dys

Back 2

bad, difficult, or painful

Front 3

fibromyalgia

Back 3

debilitating chronic condition characterized by fatigue, diffuse and or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain, and a wide range of other symptoms

Front 4

myo

Back 4

muscle

Front 5

tendonitis

Back 5

inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint

Front 6

plegia

Back 6

paralysis or stroke

Front 7

triceps

Back 7

formed from three divisions

Front 8

tri

Back 8

three

Front 9

kinesio

Back 9

movement

Front 10

spasm

Back 10

sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles

Front 11

neuromuscular

Back 11

pertaining to the relationship between nerve and muscle

Front 12

tendo

Back 12

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

Front 13

abduction

Back 13

the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

Front 14

rrhexis

Back 14

rupture

Front 15

muscular dystrophy

Back 15

a group of more than 30 genetic diseases that are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscle that control movement, without affecting the nervous system

Front 16

fibro

Back 16

fiber

Front 17

hemiplegia

Back 17

total paralysis affecting only one side of the body

Front 18

bi

Back 18

twice, double, two

Front 19

atrophy

Back 19

weakness or wearing of body tissues and structure

Front 20

ankylo

Back 20

crooked, bent, stiff

Front 21

ROM

Back 21

range of motion

Front 22

flexion

Back 22

decreases angle, as in bending a joint

Front 23

nm

Back 23

neuromuscular

Front 24

supination

Back 24

act of rotating the arm or the leg so that the palm of the hand, or sole of the foot, is turned forward or upward

Front 25

EMG

Back 25

electromyogram/electromyograph

Front 26

pronation

Back 26

act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward

Front 27

atr

Back 27

atrophy

Front 28

dorsiflexion

Back 28

the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

Front 29

pm

Back 29

polymyositis

Front 30

adduction

Back 30

moves toward the midline

Front 31

RSD

Back 31

repetitive stress disorder

Front 32

elevation

Back 32

raises a body part

Front 33

IC

Back 33

intermittent claudication

Front 34

IS

Back 34

impingement sydrome

Front 35

extension

Back 35

increases an angle, as is straightening a joint

Front 36

rotation

Back 36

turns a bone on its own axis

Front 37

physiotherapy

Back 37

treatment to prevent disability or to restore functioning through the use of exercise, heat, massage, and other methods to improve circulation, flexibility, and muscle strength

Front 38

therapeutic ultrasound

Back 38

utilizes high-frequency sound waves to treat muscle injuries by generating heat deep within muscle tissue

Front 39

adh

Back 39

adhesion

Front 40

depression

Back 40

lowers a body part

Front 41

activities of daily living

Back 41

activities such as bathing, grooming, brushing teeth, eating, and dressing on a daily basis

Front 42

atropine

Back 42

antispasmodic that can be administered preoperatively to relax smooth muscles during surgery

Front 43

fasciotomy

Back 43

surgical incision through the fascia to relieve tension or pressure

Front 44

chronic fatigue

Back 44

debilitating and compex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and may be made worse by physical or mental activity

Front 45

physiatrist

Back 45

physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function

Front 46

tenodynia

Back 46

pain in a tendon

Front 47

myofascial

Back 47

pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

Front 48

epicondylitis

Back 48

inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow

Front 49

circumduction

Back 49

circular movement of a limb at the far end

Front 50

myolysis

Back 50

degeneration of muscle tissue

Front 51

claudication

Back 51

limping

Front 52

myorrhexis

Back 52

rupture or tearing of a muscle

Front 53

hypotonia

Back 53

condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles

Front 54

singultus

Back 54

myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes the characteristic hiccup sounds with each spasm

Front 55

Electroneuromyograph

Back 55

diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation

Front 56

tenorraphy

Back 56

surgical suturing together of the divided ends of a tendon

Front 57

compartment syndrome

Back 57

involves the compression of nerves and blood vessels due to swelling within the enclosed space created by the fascia that separates groups of muscles

Front 58

bradykinesia

Back 58

extreme slowness in movement

Front 59

tenolysis

Back 59

release of a tendon from adhesions

Front 60

cardioplegia

Back 60

paralysis of heart muscle

Front 61

adhesion

Back 61

a band of fibrous tissue that holds structure together abnormally