Ch. 7 Vocab
Terms
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- myopathy
- muscle disease
- fascia
- thin layer of connective tissue covering, supporting or connecting the muscles or inner organs of the body
- strain
- excessive, forcible stretching of a muscle or the musculoteninous unit
- sternocleidomastoid
- muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle with its insertion in the mastoid process
- fascitis
- inflammation of the fascia
- muscular dystrophy
- chronic, progressive wasting and weakening of muscles
- myotome
- instrument used to cut muscle
- tenodynia
- pain in a tendon
- ataxia
- lack of muscular coordination
- diaphragm
- partition of muscles and membranes that separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity
- isometric
- pertaining to having equal measure
- myograph
- instrument used to record muscular contractions
- clonic
- pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles
- tenodesis
- surgical binding of a tendon
- diathermy
- treatment using high-frequency current to produce heat within a part of the body
- levator
- muscle that raises or elevates a part
- triceps
- muscles having three heads with a single insertion
- fibromyitis
- inflammation of muscle and fibrous tissue
- heat
- thermotherapy
- torsion
- process of being twisted
- spasticity
- condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff and awkward moments
- neuromyopathic
- pertaining to a diease condition involving both nerves and muscles
- synergetic
- pertaining to certain muscles that work together
- myoplasty
- surgical repair of a muscle
- fatigue
- state of tiredness occuring in a muscle as a result of repeated contractions
- biceps
- muscle with two heads or points of origin
- tetany
- condition characterized by cramps, convulsions, twitching of the muscles, and sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints
- dactylospasm
- cramp of a finger or toe
- adductor
- muscle that draws a part toward the middle
- rigor mortis
- stiffness of skeletal muscles seen in death
- quadriceps
- muscle that has four heads or points or origin
- contraction
- process of drawing up and thickening of a muscle fiber
- amputation
- removal of a limb, part, or other appendage
- myokinesis
- muscular motion or activity
- dermatomyositis
- inflammation of the muscles and the skin
- myoma
- tumor containing muscle tissue
- atonic
- pertaining to lack of normal tone or tension
- atrophy
- lack of nourishment; wasting of muscular tissue that may be caused by lack of use
- tonic
- pertaining to tone, especially muscluar tension
- synovitis
- inflammation of a synovial membrane
- rotation
- process of moving a body part around a central axis
- myoparesis
- weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle
- myositis
- inflammation of musclar tissue
- fibromyalgia syndrome
- chronic syndrome with widespread muscular pain and debilitating fatigue
- myospasm
- spasmodic contraction of a muscle
- myasthenia gravis
- chronic disease charcterized by progressive muscular weakness
- hydortherapy
- treatment using scientific application of water
- dystrophin
- protein found in muscle cells
- rotator cuff
- term used to describe the muscles immediately surrounding the shoulder joint that stabilize the shoulder joint while the entire arm is moved
- myorrhapy
- suture of a muscle wound
- polyplegia
- paralysis affecting many muscles
- myalgia
- pain in the muscle
- bradykinesia
- slowness of motion or movement
- position
- bodily posture of attitude
- dystonia
- condition of impaired muscle tone
- myosarcoma
- malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue
- voluntary
- under the control of one's will
- flaccid
- lacking muscle tone; weak, soft, flabby
- myomalacia
- softening of muscle tissue
- myology
- study of muscles
- neuromuscular
- pertaining to both nerves and muscles
- insertion
- point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves
- myofibroma
- tumor that contains muscle and fiber
- rhabdomyoma
- tumor of striated muscle tissue
- torticollis
- stiff neck caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck
- abductor
- muscle that on contraction draws away from the middle
- antagonist
- muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle
- brachialgia
- pain in the arm
- aponeurosis
- fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle to bone or to other tissues
- exercise
- performed activity of the muscles for improvement of health or correction of deformity
- dystrophy
- faulty muscular development caused by lack of nourishment
- isotonic
- pertaining to having the same tone or tension
- prosthesis
- artificial device used to replace an organ or part
- relaxation
- process in which a muscle loosens and returns to a resting stage
- myosclerosis
- condition of hardening of muscle
- tendon
- band of fibrous connective tissue serving for the attachment of muscles to bones
- sarcolemma
- plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber
- contracture
- condition in which a muscle shortens and renders the muscle resistant to the normal stretching process
- myoblast
- embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber
- intramuscular
- pertaining to within a muscle
- rheumatism
- general term used to describe conditions characterized by inflammation, soreness, and stiffness of muscles and pain in joints