Med term ch. 4

Question 1

Kinesio

Answer 1

movement

Question 2

smooth muscle tissue

Answer 2

muscle tissue makes possible the movement of internal organs

Question 3

Singultus

Answer 3

hiccups

Question 4

Adduction

Answer 4

move toward the midline

Question 5

Polymyositis

Answer 5

Inflamation of several voluntary muscles

Question 6

Hypotonia

Answer 6

diminished skeletal bone

Question 7

Tenodeis

Answer 7

suture a tendon to bone

Question 8

Paraplegia

Answer 8

paralysis of both lower legs and body

Question 9

Flexion

Answer 9

movement bends knee and lower leg backwards

Question 10

Hyperkinesia

Answer 10

Adnormally increased muscle function or activity

Question 11

contracture

Answer 11

Permanent tightening of muscles that occures when connective tissues are replaced

Question 12

Hemiparesis

Answer 12

weakness affecting one side of the body

Question 13

Carpal tunnel

Answer 13

syndrome affecting the wrist

Question 14

Fascioplasty

Answer 14

surgical repair of the fascia

Question 15

Myolysis

Answer 15

breaking down of muscles tissue

Question 16

Myoclonus

Answer 16

quick involuntary jerking of a muscle

Question 17

Tenorraphy

Answer 17

suturing of a divided tendon

Question 18

myorrphaphy

Answer 18

suturing of a muscle

Question 19

Intermittent claudication

Answer 19

pain in leg when excercising

Question 20

Ergonomics

Answer 20

study of human factors to work environments

Question 21

Electromyography

Answer 21

a diagnostic test that records electrical activity of muscle fibers after stimulation

Question 22

Tenolysis

Answer 22

release of a tendon from adhesions

Question 23

Heel spurs

Answer 23

Calcium deposits in planter flacia

Question 24

hyperextention

Answer 24

limb moves beyond its normal limits

Question 25

Myocele

Answer 25

protrusion of a muscle through a tear

Question 26

acute

Answer 26

inteanse, sharp, and severe pain of short cource

Question 27

systemic

Answer 27

related to whole body, rather than a part

Question 28

Febrile

Answer 28

Relating to fever

Question 29

Morbidity

Answer 29

number of cases of diseases in a given year

Question 30

Gross

Answer 30

seen with the naked eye

Question 31

Equivocal

Answer 31

vague, questionable

Question 32

chronic

Answer 32

condition developing worse over time

Question 33

Benign

Answer 33

mild or non-cancerous

Question 34

Malignant

Answer 34

harmful or cancerous

Question 35

Progressive

Answer 35

Advance of condition as signs and symptoms increase

Question 36

Moratality

Answer 36

subject to death

Question 37

symptom

Answer 37

occurrence

Question 38

Prphylaxis

Answer 38

foreknowledge

Question 39

prognosis

Answer 39

likely or expected development of disease

Question 40

recurrent

Answer 40

running or tunring back

Question 41

sequela

Answer 41

injury or attach

Question 42

Syndrome

Answer 42

signs and symptoms

Question 43

Diagnosis

Answer 43

art of identifying a disease

Question 44

Noncontributory

Answer 44

not involved in the condition