Ch. 4 Flashcards
Myalgia
myo pain or tenderness
Myoclonus
spasm of a muscle
Myotasis
pulled muscle
Myotonia
Chronic myo contraction or irritability
Tenalgia
pain in the tendon
tetany
hyperexcitability or nerves and myo
tic
small myo spasm
atrophy
wasting of myo
contractures
abnormal flexion and fixation of joints
footdrop
inability to maintain foot in flexed position
shin splint
strain of the long flexor myo of toes
spastic paralysis
involuntary contraction of a muscle with associated loss of function
sprain
complete or incomplete tear in the supporting ligaments surrounding a joint
strain
injury to a myo or tendionous attachment
myoblastoma
benign lesion of soft tissue
myofibroma
benign tumor containing muscular and fibrous tissue
myosarcoma
malignant tumor derived from myo tissue
rhabdomyoma
benign tumor of striated myo
rhabdomyosarcoma
highly malignant tumor that ogs from striate myo cells
Bursitis
painful inflammation of one or more bursae, closed sacs that cushion myo and tendons over bony prominences such as the knee
Dermatomyositis
connective tissue disease thats marked by itching and skin inflammation
Epicondylitis
Tennis elbow
Fasciitis
inflammation of fasciae
myocellulitis
inflammation of cellular tissue within a myo
myofibrosis
overgrowth of fibrous tissue
myositis purulenta
any bacterial infection of the myo tissue
tendinitis
painful inflammation of tendons and myo attachments
