Word Building Muscular System Flashcards

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myofascial

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pertaining to muscle and fascia

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neuromuscular

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pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle

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myorrhexis

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rupture or tearing of a muscle

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adhesion

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band of fibrous tissue that hold the structures together abnormally

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sarcopenia

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loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that comes with aging

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myoclonus

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sudden, involuntary jerking of muscle or group of muscles

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spasm

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sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles

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cramp

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painful, localized muscle spasm

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strain

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injurt to the body of the muscle or to the attachment of a tendon

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singultus

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hiccups

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tenodesis

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surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone

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tenolysis

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release of a tendon from adhesions

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tenorrhapy

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surgical suturing together the divided ends of a tendon

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