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medical terminology muscular system

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show my/o  
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myos/o   show
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show fasci/o  
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show tend/o  
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show tendon  
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show movement toward the midline  
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abduction   show
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adhesion   show
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ataxia   show
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atrophy   show
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show tightening or shortening of a muscle  
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contracture   show
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dorsiflexion   show
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dyskinesia   show
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dystaxia   show
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show abnormal muscle tone  
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show inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow  
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ergonomics   show
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fasciitis   show
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fascioplasty   show
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fasciotomy   show
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show slight paralysis of one side of the body  
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show abnormally increased motor function or activity, also known as hyperactivity  
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hypertonia   show
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show abnormally decreased motor function or activity  
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show diminished tone of the skeletal muscles with decreased resistance of muscle to passive stretching  
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kinesiology   show
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show group of inherited muscle disorders that cause muscle weakness without affecting the nervous system  
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myalgia   show
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myasthenia   show
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show surgical removal of a portion of the muscle  
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myoclonus   show
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show degeneration of muscle tissue  
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show abnormal softening of muscle tissue  
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show weakness or slight paralysis of muscle  
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myoplasty   show
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show to suture a muscle wound  
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myorrhexis   show
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myositis   show
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myotonia   show
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show slanted or at an angle  
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show paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body  
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show chronic progressive ds affecting the skeletal muscles that is characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy  
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show paralysis of all four extremities  
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show straight  
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show myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes the characteristic hiccup sound with each spasm, also known as .... hiccups  
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show a stiff neck d/t spasmodic contractions of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side; also known as wryneck  
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sphincter   show
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show late appearance of dyskanesia as a side effect of long-term treatment of certain antipsychotic drugs  
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show pain in a tendon  
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tendinitis   show
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tenectomy   show
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tenodesis   show
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tenolysis   show
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tenonectomy   show
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tenoplasty   show
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show suturing of a divided tendon  
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show surgical division of a tendon for releif of a deformity  
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smooth muscle   show
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unstriated muscles   show
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show smooth muscles, not under voluntary control  
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show smooth muscles because they are found in large organs  
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skeletal muscles   show
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flexion   show
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elevation   show
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rotation   show
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show turns the palms upward or forward  
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dorsiflexion   show
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extension   show
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show lowers a body part  
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circumduction   show
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show turns the palm downward or backward  
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plantar flexion   show
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