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absence or loss of power of voluntary motion
akinesia
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immobility due to direct union between parts
ankylosis
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failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscle action
ataxia
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slow, writhing, continuous, and involuntary movement of the extremities, as seen in some forms of cerebral palsy and in motor disorders resulting from lesions in the basal ganglia, tabes dorsalis, or other conditions.
athetosis
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abnormal slowness of movements
Bradykinesia
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paralysis of paralysis of like parts on either side of the body
Diplegia
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difficulty in swallowing
dysphagia
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weak, soft, and flabby; lacking normal muscle tone, such as flaccid muscles associated with peripheral neuritis, poliomyelitis, and early stroke
flaccidity
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hemiplagia
paralysis of one side of the body; usually caused by CVA or a brain lesion
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abnormally increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine (viewed from the side)
kyphosis
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An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar
Lordosis
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any disease of muscle
myopathy
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orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve the function of a moveable part of the body
orthosis
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the paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by loss of sensation and by uncontrolled body movements, such as shaking
palsy
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a symptom of the loss or impairment of motor function in a body part caused by a lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism
paralysis
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paralysis of the legs and in some cases the lower part of the body
paraplegia
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slight or incomplete paralysis
peresis
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a symptom complex comprising any combination of tremor, akinesia or bradykinesia, rigidity, loss of postural reflexes, and flexed posture. There are many causes of parkinsonism, one of which is Parkinson’s disease
parkinsonism
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any type of arthritis which involves 5 or more joints simultaneously. It is usually associated with autoimmune conditions.
polyarthrisis
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paralysis of all four limbs from neck down; tetraplegia
quadraplegia
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an increase in muscle tone leading to a resistance to passive movement throughout the range of motion
Regidity
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induration or hardening; especially hardening from inflammation and in disease of the interstitial substance
sclerosis
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side-to-side curvature of the spine
scoliosis
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form of muscular hypertonicity with increased resistance to stretch
spasticity
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an involuntary trembling or quivering
Tremor
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paralysis of three limbs; hemiplegia with additional paralysis of one limb on the opposite side
Triplegia
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