Orthopedics: Muscular Medical Terminology (All Terms)
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| muscul/o- , myo- , myos/o- | show 🗑
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| skelet/o- | show 🗑
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| flex/o- | show 🗑
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| extens/o- | show 🗑
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| show | bring; duct; move
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| show | rotate
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| supinat/o- | show 🗑
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| pronat/o- | show 🗑
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| show | development
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| contract/o- | show 🗑
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| fibr/o- | show 🗑
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| alg/o- | show 🗑
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| tort/i- | show 🗑
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| asthen/o- | show 🗑
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| show | rod shaped
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| sarc/o- | show 🗑
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| tax/o- | show 🗑
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| show | movement
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| show | without place; without position
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| burs/o- | show 🗑
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| show | tendon
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| show | joint membrane, synovium
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| electr/o- | show 🗑
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| ganglion/o- | show 🗑
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| relax/o- | show 🗑
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| show | nerve
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| chir/o- | show 🗑
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| oste/o- | show 🗑
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| show | foot
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| show | medical practice
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| show | fascia
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| cost/o- | show 🗑
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| show | travel; turn
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| alges/o- | show 🗑
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| show | arm
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| show | action; condition
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| -trophy | show 🗑
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| show | result of; system
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| -ia | show 🗑
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| -collis | show 🗑
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| show | disease
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| show | infection of; inflammation of
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| show | mass, tumor
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| show | resembling
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| -graphy | show 🗑
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| -gram | show 🗑
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| -ectomy | show 🗑
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| -rrhaphy | show 🗑
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| -ist | show 🗑
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| show | person who does and produces; thing that does and produces
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| show | rapid contracting and relaxing
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| show | pertaining to
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| -esis | show 🗑
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| ab- | show 🗑
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| show | toward
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| a- | show 🗑
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| show | abnormal, difficult, painful
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| poly- | show 🗑
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| show | above, more than normal
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| show | between
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| e- | show 🗑
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| in- | show 🗑
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| show | not; without
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| show | moves the bony framework of the body
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| show | the close relationship between the muscles and the bones
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| tendon | show 🗑
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| show | thin sac of synovial membrane filled with synovial fluid, acts as a cushion to reduce friction where a tendon rubs against the bone near a synovial joint
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| show | bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts
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| extension | show 🗑
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| abduction | show 🗑
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| adduction | show 🗑
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| rotation | show 🗑
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| supination | show 🗑
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| show | turning the palm of the hand posteriorly or downward
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| eversion | show 🗑
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| show | turning a body part inward
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| intercostal muscles | show 🗑
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| show | an increase in the size of a muscle
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| show | loss of muscle bulk in one or more muscles caused by lack of use by malnutrition, or it can occur in any part of the body that is paralyzed because the muscles receive no electrical impulses from the nerves
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| show | the loss of muscle bulk
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| avulsion | show 🗑
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| contracture | show 🗑
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| show | pain located at specific, hyperirritable trigger points in the muscles of the neck, back, or hips
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| torticollis | show 🗑
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| show | Genetic mutation of the gene that normally makes the muscle protein dystrophin. Without dystrophin, muscles progressively weaken and atrophy. Most common form is Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
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| show | pain in a muscle due to injury or muscle disease
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| polymyalgia | show 🗑
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| show | Autoimmune disorder in which the body produces antibodies against acetylcholine receptors on the muscle fibers. Characterized by rapid fatigue of muscles.
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| myasthenia | show 🗑
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| show | drooping
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| show | General category that includes many different muscle diseases. (my/o- = Muscle, -pathy = disease)
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| myositis | show 🗑
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| polymyositis | show 🗑
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| repetitive strain injury (RSI) | show 🗑
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| rhabdomyoma | show 🗑
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| rhabdomyosarcoma | show 🗑
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| show | incoordination of the muscles during movement, particularly incoordination of the gait (when walking)
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| bradykinesia | show 🗑
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| show | abnormal motions that occur because of difficulty controlling the voluntary muscles; may include tics, spasms, jerking, or slow writhing of the hands
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| myoclonus | show 🗑
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| show | slow, wandering, purposeless writhing of the hand
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| hyperkinesis | show 🗑
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| restless legs syndrome (RLS) | show 🗑
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| show | small involuntary, back-and-forth movements of the hands, head, jaw, or extremities that are continuous and cannot be controlled
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| show | inflammation of the bursal sac because of repetitive muscle contractions or pressure on the bone underneath the bursa
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| fasciitis | show 🗑
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| show | Semisolid or fluid-containing cyst that grows on a tendon; appears as a rounded lump that may or may not be painful. Often occurs in the wrist, hand, or foot.
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| tendinitis | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation and pain due to overuse of a tendon and inability of the synovial membrane to produce enough lubricating fluid.
(ten/o- = tendon, synov/o- = joint membrane, -itis = infection of or inflammation of)
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| electromyography | show 🗑
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| show | picture or record of electrical activity as muscles contract and release
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| show | Procedure that tests whether the muscular–nervous pathway is functioning normally. Also known as the knee-jerk test or patellar reflex test.
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| fasiectomy | show 🗑
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| Dupuytren's contracture (AKA Dupuytren disease) | show 🗑
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| fasciotomy | show 🗑
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| show | procedure to remove a ganglion from a tendon
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| myorrhaphy | show 🗑
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| show | procedure to suture together a torn tendon after an injury
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| analgesic drugs | show 🗑
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| beta-blocker drugs | show 🗑
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| muscle relaxant drugs | show 🗑
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| show | block acetylcholine receptors to prevent muscle contraction
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| show | activities of daily living
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| IM | show 🗑
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| show | rest, ice, compression, and elevation
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| show | can diagnose and treat any patient but they base their treatment on osteopathy
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| Podiatrist | show 🗑
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| Physiatrist | show 🗑
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| show | Injury that occurs when a person's head snaps backward and then forward in response to a sudden change in speed (AKA acceleration-deceleration injury or whiplash).
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| show | Bleeding inside a muscle due to blunt trauma; also called a bruise.
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| show | Painful but temporary condition in which a muscle suddenly, severely, and involuntarily contracts. (AKA muscle cramp, alsi called torticollis when it occurs in the neck.)
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| show | Overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon; also called a pulled muscle.
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| show | A white fibrous sheet of connective tissue that attaches a flat muscle to a bone or to deeper muscles.
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| Retinaculum | show 🗑
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| show | Origin of a muscle is the site where a tendon attaches to a stationary or near-stationary bone.
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| show | Insertion of a muscle is the site where a tendon attaches to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts.
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| Belly | show 🗑
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| show | One muscle contracts and a second muscle either relaxes to allow movement or partially contracts to control the movement.
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| show | One muscle contracts and other nearby muscles also contract to produce the same but greater combined movement.
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| Flexion | show 🗑
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| Extension | show 🗑
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| Abduction | show 🗑
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| show | Moving a body part toward the midline of the body (think addition).
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| Supination | show 🗑
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| Pronation | show 🗑
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| Eversion | show 🗑
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| Inversion | show 🗑
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| show | Moving a body part around its axis.
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| show | One long cell with hundreds of nuclei along its length. Each fiber is composed of myofiibrils that contrain actin strands and thick myosin strands. Connected to a single nerve cell at a neuromuscular junction.
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| show | Nerve impulses produce muscle tone, which keeps the muscles firm and ready to act. The only skeletal muscle activity not under conscious control.
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| show | Condition in which severe injury causes bleeding and the fascia acts as a compartment, holding in accumulated blood and placing pressure on surrounding tissues.
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| Hyperextension / hyperflexion injury | show 🗑
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| show | Bleeding inside a muscle due to blunt trauma; also called a bruise.
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| Muscle spasm | show 🗑
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| show | Overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon; also called a pulled muscle.
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| Rotator cuff tear | show 🗑
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| show | An abnormally increased amount of muscle movements.
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| show | Inflammation of muscles and tendons that originate on the bone protrusion on either side of the distal humerus.
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| show | Tennis elbow
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| Medial epicondylitis | show 🗑
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| show | Pain and inflammation of the tendons and flexor muscles over the shin bone due to overuse.
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| Tendonitis | show 🗑
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| Acetylcholine receptor antibody test | show 🗑
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| Creatine phosphokinase (CPK-MM) test | show 🗑
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| show | Procedure in which patients are given the drug edrophonium to confirm a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. Drug temporarily increases acetylcholine levels.
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| Brace | show 🗑
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