| A | B |
|---|
| Ataxia | Inability to coordinate the mucles in the execution of voluntary movement |
| atonic | pertaining to lacking normal muscle tone |
| bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement |
| circumduction | one of the 4 basic kinds of motion of the joints of the skeleton |
| contracture | abnormal shortening of muscle tissues making the muscle resistant to stretching |
| dystaxia | difficulty in controlling voluntary movement |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| electromyography | records the strength of muscle contractions as the result of eletrical stimulation |
| electroneuromyography | testing and recording neuromuscular activit by the electric stimulation of nerves |
| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow; tennis elbow |
| fasciectomy | surgical removal of the fascia |
| fascioplasty | surgical repair of fascia |
| fasciitis | inflammation of fascia |
| fasciorraphy | suturing of lacerated fascia |
| fasciotomy | surgical incision of fascia |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of one side of the body |
| hemiplegia | total paralysis of one side of the body |
| herniorraphy | surgical suturing of a defect in a muscular wall such as the repair of a hernia |
| hyperkinesia | abnormal increased motor function or activity; hyperactivity |
| hypertonia | condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscles with increased resistance of muscle to passive stretching |
| hypokinesia | abnorally decreased motor function or activity |
| hypotonia | condition of diminished tone of the skeletal muscles with decreased resistance of muscle to passive stretching |
| intermittent claudication | form of disorder that occurs only at certain times, often after a period of walking, it is relieved by rest |
| kinesiology | study of musclar activity |
| myalgia | muscle tenderness or pain |
| myasthenia gravis | autoimmune disorder of neromuscular function characterized by episodic muscle weakness; chiefly of muscles innervated by cranial nerves |
| myectomy | surgical removal of a portion of a muscle |
| myocele | protrusion of a muscle through its ruptured sheath or fascia |
| myoclonus | spasm or twitching of a muscle or group of muscles |
| myolysis | breaking down or degeneration of muscle tissue |
| myomalacia | abnormal softening of muscle tissue |
| myonecrosis | necrosis of individual muscle fibers |
| myoparesis | weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle |
| myorrhaphy | suture a muscle wound |
| myorrhexis | rupture of a muscle |
| myosclerosis | abnormal hardening of a muscle tissue |
| myositis | inflammation of a voluntary muscle |
| myotomy | surgical division of a muscle |
| myotonia | surgical removal of all or part of the tympanic membrane |
| paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body |
| polymyositis | inflammation of several voluntary muscles simultaneously |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities |
| singultus | myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes a characteristic sound with each spasm; hiccups |
| sphincter | circular band of muscle fibers that narrows a passage or closes a natural opening in the body |
| tardive dyskinesia | late appearence of dyskinesia as a side effect of long-term treatment with certain anipsychotic drugs |
| tenalgia | pain in a tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of tendon |
| tenectomy | surgical removal of a lesion from a tendon or tendon sheath |
| tenodesis | suture the end of a tendon to bone |
| tenolysis | free a tendon from adhesions |
| tenonectomy | surgical removal of part of a tendon for the purpose of shortening it |
| tenorrhaphy | surgical repair of a tendon: tendoplasty |
| tonus | normal state of balanced tension in the tissues of the body, especially the muscles |
| torticollis | stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, causing the head to be pulled to the affected side |
