Medical Terms
what is the loss of full control of bodily movements?
ataxia
what is a medical condition of unknown cause, with fever, aching, and prolonged tiredness and depression, typically occurring after a viral infection?
chronic fatigue syndrome
what is a painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle?
epicondylitis
what is can be caused by different medicalconditions, including congenital causes, trauma, tumors, or stroke?
hemiparesis
what is the part of a muscle that inserts?
insertion
what is Without normal muscle tone or strength?
atonic
what is movement of a limb or extremity so that the distal end describes a circle while the proximal end remains fixed?
circumduction
what is analyze their patients' fitness in order to help them improve their health or maintain good health. They help patients with heart disease and other chronic conditions, like diabetes or pulmonary (lung) disease, to regain their health?
exercise physiologist
what is total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain?
hemiplegia
what is a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries?
intermittent claudication
what is decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue?
atrophy
what is abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement?
dyskinesia
what is It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes?
fasciitis
what is abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements?
hyperkinesia
what is One of a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement?
muscular dystrophy
what is slowness of movement and is one of the cardinal manifestations of Parkinson's disease?
bradykinesia
what is a state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy?
dystonia
what is muscle and fibrous connective tissue pain?
fibromyalgia
what is Decreased muscle tone and strength that results in floppiness?
hypotonia
what is An autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that is characterized by fatigue and exhaustion of muscles?
myasthenia gravis
what is a painful condition of the hand and fingers caused by compression of a major nerve where it passes over the carpal bones through a passage at the front of the wrist, alongside the flexor tendons of the hand?
carpal tunnel syndrome
electromyography
what is a noncancerous lump, often on the tendons or joints of wrists and hands?
ganglion cyst
what is Shoulder impingement is defined as a pinching” of the rotator cuff under the end of the collar bone during overhead motion?
impingement syndrome
what is Protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in its sheath?
myocele