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40 Cards in this Set
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a-
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No, Not, Without
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ab-
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Away From
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ad-
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Toward
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-asthenia
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Weakness
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circum-
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Around, About
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claudicat/o
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Limping
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duct/o
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To Lead
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ex-
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Outside, Away From
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fasci/o
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Fasci/o, Fiborous Band
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hyper-
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Excessive Increased
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hypo-
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Deficient Decreased
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-ic
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Pertaining To
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-itis
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Inflammation
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kinesi/o
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Movement
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my/o
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Muscle
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synovi/o
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Synovial Membrane,
Synovial Fluid |
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tax/o
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Coordination, Order
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ten/o
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Tendon, Stretched Out, Extend, Strain
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ton/o
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Tension, Tone, Stretching
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-trophy
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Nourishment
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Abduction
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Lateral movement of the limbs away from the median plane of the body.
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Adduction
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Movement of a limb or eye toward the median plane of the body.
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Atonic
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Lack of normal tone or tension muscle tone.
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Atrophy
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Lack of nourishment.
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Circumduction
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Circular movement of a limb.
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Claudication
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Lameness, Limping.
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Dystaxis
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Difficulty in controlling voluntary movement.
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Dystonis
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Condition of impaired muscle tone.
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Hypertonia
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Increased tone or strength.
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Tenosynovitis
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Inflammation of the tendon sheath synovial.
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Antagonistic
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One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
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Ataxia
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Lack of muscular coordination
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Extensor
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Muscle that extends a part of the body.
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Flexor
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Muscle that brings two bones together.
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Kinesiology
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Study of muscles and body movement.
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Oblique
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Slanting/Diagonal stomach muscle-6 pack.
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Platysma
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Subcutaneous neck muscle extending from the neck to collar bone - (clavical)
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Sternocleidomastoid
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Muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle with its insertion in the mastoid process.
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Torticollis
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Stiff neck caused by spasmodic contraction on the neck; wry neck.
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Transverse
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Lying across the long axis of the body or of a part.
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