| A | B |
|---|
| Kinesi/o | movement |
| Smooth muscles | movement of INTERNAL muscles |
| Singultis | hiccups |
| Adduction | toward the midline |
| Myositis | inflammation of muscle |
| Polymyositis | inflammation of several muscles |
| Tendonitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| Myotonia | delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction |
| Tenodesis | suturing a tendon to a bone |
| Paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and the lower part of body |
| Flexion | This movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backwards |
| Hyperkinesia | abnormally increased motor function or activity |
| Contracture | abnormal shortening of muscle tissues that make the muscle resistant to stretching |
| Myosclerosis | abnormal hardening of muscle tissue |
| Carpal tunnel | a syndrome affecting the wrist |
| Fascioplasty | surgical repair of fascia |
| Myolysis | breaking down of muscle tissue |
| Nocturnal myoclonus | the normal jerking that happens to limbs as a person is falling asleep |
| Tenorrhaphy | suturing of a divided tendon |
| Myectomy | surgical removal of a muscle |
| Claudication | lameness; limping |
| Ergonomics | the study of human factors that affect the design of tools and work environment |
| Electromyography | test that records the strength of muscle contractions |
| Heel spurs | hardened deposits in the plantar fascia |
| Dystaxia | difficulty controlling voluntary movement |
| Myocele | protrusion of a muscle through its ruptured sheath or fascia |
| Myolysis | free up a muscle |
| -cele | hernia |
| -tax/o | movement |
| Circumduction | turns at the far end |
| Depression | lowers a body part |
| Elevation | raises a body part |
| Supination | turns the palm upward |
| Rotation | turns a bone on its own axis |
