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CHAPTER 4
Signs & symptoms
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2014

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arthralgia
Definition
joint pain
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bursitis
Definition
inflammation of a bursa
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callus
Definition
mass of bone tissue that forms at fracture site during healing
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chondromalacia
Definition
softening of the cartilage
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crepitation
Definition
noise produced by bones or cartilage rubbing together
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ostealgia
Definition
bone pain
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osteomyelitits
Definition
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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synovitis
Definition
inflammation of synovial membrane
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adhesion
Definition
scare tissue in fascia; makes musle movement difficult
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atrophy
Definition
poor muscle development; result of muscle disease or lack of use; muscle wasting
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bradykinesia
Definition
having slow movements
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contracture
Definition
abnormal shortening of muscle fibers, tendons, or fascia
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dyskinesia

 

Definition
having difficult or painful movements
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dystonia
Definition
having abnormal muscle tone
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dystonia
Definition
having abnormal muscle tone
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hyperkinesia
Definition
having excessive amount of movement
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hypertonia
Definition
having excessive muscle tone
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hypertrophy
Definition
increase in muscle bulk from using it
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hypokinesia
Definition
having insufficient amount of movement
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hypotonia
Definition
having insufficient muscle tone
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intermittent
Definition
attacks of sever pain and lameness caused
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claudication
Definition
by muscle ischemia, usually in calk muscles
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myalgia
Definition
muscle pain
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myasthenia
Definition
muscle weakeness
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myotonia
Definition
muscle tone
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spasm
Definition
sudden, involuntary, stron muscle contraction
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tenodynia
Definition
tendon pain
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