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Medical Terminology
Med Term 2023/2024
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Movement, motion | Kinesi/o |
| hernia | -cele |
| fibrous connective tissue | fibr/o |
| fascia | facsi/o |
| condition | -ia |
| tone, tension, stretching | ton/o |
| rupture | -rrhexis |
| muscle | my/o |
| coordination | tax/o |
| cross-wise | transverse |
| ring-like | sphincter |
| slanted at an angle | oblique |
| straight | rectus |
| toward the side | lateralis |
| sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle | spasm |
| inflammation of tissues surrounding the elbow | epicondylitis |
| injury to a muscle or attachment of a tendon | strain |
| injury of a joint or a stretched, torn ligament | sprain |
| abnormal shortening of muscle tissue | contracture |
| The type of muscle found in hollow structures | involuntary muscles |
| pectoralis major is found in this part of the body | the chest |
| condition of abnormal muscle tone | dystonia |
| a type of muscular dystrophy in which survival is only expected into the late 20s | Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy |
| The study of how human factors affect the work environment | ergonomics |
| rupture of the muscle | myorrhexis |
| breaking down of muscle tissue | myolysis |
| abnormal decrease in motor function or activity | hypokinesia |
| the study of muscular activity and resulting body movement | kinesiology |
| distortion or impairment of voluntary muscle movement | dyskinesia |
| muscle that raises a body part | levator |
| difficulty controlling voluntary muscle movement | dystaxia |
| inflammation of a tendon | tendonitis / tendinitis |
| surgical incision into the fascia | fasciotomy |
| wryneck | torticollis |
| Autoimmune disease in which abnormal neuromuscular function causes episodes of muscle weakness | myasthenia gravis |
| wasting of muscles due to inactivity | atrophy |
| rupture of muscle through its sheath or fasica | myocele |
| tissue that abnormally hold structures together | adhesions |
| paralysis to all four limbs | quadriplegia |
| paralysis or weakness to one side of the body | hemiparesis |
| abnormal muscle tone | myotonia |
| abnormal softening of the muscle | myomalacia |
| abnormal condition of skeletal muscles | myopathy |
| Muscles under volntary control | skeletal muscles |
| thickening on the surface of the calcaneus bone that can cause pain | heel spur |
| turning the palm upward | supination |
| extreme slowness of movement | bradykinesia |
| insertion point for the sternocleidomastoid muscle | mastoid process |
| flat, fibrous sheet of connective tissue attaching muscle to bone or other tissues | aponeurosis |
| narrow band of non-elastic fibrous tissue attaching muscle to bone | tendon |
| makes bending the wrist possible | flexor carpi |
| pain in the tendon | tenodynia |
| lack of muscle coordination | ataxia |
| normal muscle tone when awake | tonus |
| medical term for hiccups | singultus |
| makes movement possible for internal organs | smooth |
| movement toward the midline | adduction |
| paralysis to both legs and lower portion of the body | paraplegia |
| normal jerking of muscles occurring as a person is falling asleep | nocturnal myoclonus |
| term for lameness or limping | claudication |
| protrusion of a muscle through ruptured sheath or fascia | myocele |
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