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aponeurorrhaphy
suture of an aponeurosis
aponeurosis
a fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle to bone or to other tissues
ataxia
a lack of muscular coordination
atrophy
a lack of nourishment; a wasting of muscular tissue that maybe caused by lack of use
brachialgia
pain in the arm
bradykinesia
slowness of motion or movement
dactylospasm
cramp of a finger or toe
dystrophy
faulty muscular development caused by lack of nourishment
fasciectomy
surgical excision of a fascia
fasciodesis
surgical binding of a fascia to a tendon or another fascia
fascioplasty
surgical repair of fascia
fibromyitis
inflammation of muscle and fibrous tissue
myaligia
pain in the muscle
myasthenia
muscle weakness
myitis
inflammation of a muscle
myoblast
an embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber
myofibroma
a tumor that contains muscle and fiber
myokinesis
muscular motion or activity
myology the study of muscles
myoma
a tumor containing muscle tissue
myomalacia
softening of muscle tissue
myomelanosis
a condition of abnormal darkening of muscle tissue
myoplasty
surgical repair of a muscle
myorrhaphy
suture of a muscle wound
myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
myosclerosis
a condition of hardening of muscle
myotenositis
inflammation of a muscle and its tendon
rhabdomyoma
a tumor of striated muscle tissue
tenodesis
surgical binding of a tendon
tenodynia
pain in a tendon
tenrrhaphy
suture of a tendon
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The Muscular system
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The Muscular system
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2010-07-16T03:59:30Z
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