MT11 Muscular System Flashcards

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1
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herni

A

Rupture or hernia or protrusion

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phas

A

Speech

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phag

A

Ingestion or eating or swallowing

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my. myos. Muscul

A

Muscle

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5
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paresis

A

Partial paralysis or weakness

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6
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plegia

A

Paralysis

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plasty

A

Reconstruction of reshaping or repair

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rrhaphy

A

Repair by stitch or suture

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tetra

A

Four

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quadr

A

Four

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dys

A

Difficult or painful or abnormal

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Myalgia

A

Muscular pain

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13
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Inflammation of muscles

A

Myositis

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14
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Hernioplasty

A

Reconstruction of a prolapse of an organ

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15
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Muscle disease

A

Myopathy

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16
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-trophy

A

Growth or development or nourishment

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Atrophy

A

Wastage of an organ

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Dystrophy

A

Degeneration of organs or abnormal development of organs

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19
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Example of an organ which may suffer from atrophy

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Heart cardiac atrophy

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Example of an organ which may suffer from dystrophy

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Muscles muscular dystrophy

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Example of an organ which may suffer from hypertrophy

A

Liver – hepatic hypertrophy

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Monoplegia

A

Paralysis of one limb

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Monoparesis

A

Weakness or partial paralysis in one limb

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-paresis

A

Weakness or partial paralysis

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Paraplegia

A

Paralysis of the lower limbs

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Paraparesis

A

Weakness or partial paralysis of the lower limbs

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Hemiplegia

A

Paralysis in one side of the body

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Hemiparesis

A

Weakness or partial paralysis in one side of the body

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Quadriplegia

A

Paralysis of all four limbs

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Tetraparesis

A

Weakness or partial paralysis in all four limbs

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Thrombosis

A

Formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel

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Embolism

A

A travelling particle of fat, air or a blood clot in a blood vessel

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Haemorrhage

A

Bleeding

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Atherosclerosis

A

Hardening of an artery

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Hypertension

A

High blood pressure

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Dysrhythmias

A

Abnormal heart rhythm

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Hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

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Hypertrophy

A

Enlargement of an organ with its own tissue

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Contraceptives

A

Devices or drugs to prevent pregnancy

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Cerebral

A

Pertaining to the brain

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Aphasia

A

Inability to speak or absence of speech

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Dysphasia

A

Difficulty in speaking

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Dysphagia

A

Difficulty in swallowing

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Ischaemic

A

Pertaining to or relating to a deficient blood supply to part of the body

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Tumour

A

Abnormal growth of tissue

46
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Hydrocephalus

A

Fluid on the brain

47
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Oedema

A

Excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues

48
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Microvascular

A

Relating to or pertaining to the smallest blood vessels