which term means pertaining to the lack (or absence) of muscle tone
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- What is the medical term meaning abnormal tone? Dystonia is an abnormal condition of muscle tone. Some specific types of dystonia include atonia (no muscle tone); hypotonia (too little muscle tone); and hypertonia (too much… muscle tone). Increased muscle tension can cause the muscle to go into spasm.
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Weakness Myasthenia (my- from Greek μυο meaning muscle + -asthenia ἀσθένεια meaning weakness), or simply muscle weakness, is a lack of muscle strength. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness.
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- Muscle tone. In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle’s resistance to passive stretch during resting state.
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Muscle tone Muscle tone. For the use of the term tone in weight training and bodybuilding, see Toning exercises. In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.
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How do the biceps bracii and triceps brachii work together to move the forearm? Hypotonia. Hypotonia. Hypotonia is a condition of abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength.he low muscle tone associated with hypotonia must not be confused with low muscle strength. In body building, good muscle tone is equated with good physical condition, with taut muscles, and a lean appearance, whereas an out-of-shape, overweight individual with fleshy muscles is said to have poor tone..
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- Medical Definition of FLACCID PARALYSIS. : paralysis in which muscle tone is lacking in the affected muscles and in which tendon reflexes are decreased or absent.What made you want to look up flaccid paralysis? paralysis in which muscle tone is lacking in the affected muscles and in which tendon reflexes are decreased or absent.
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Clinical Applications For Exam 3 A wasting away of muscles where individual muscle fibers decrease in size because of progressive loss of myofibrils which is the opposite of muscular hypertrophy where there is an increase in the diameter of muscle fibers due to increased production of myofibrils, mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and other organelles.
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- The first thing to understand is that low muscle tone is a not a condition or a diagnosis. There are a number of conditions that affect the brain and muscles where hypotonia (low muscle tone) is a symptom.t is also important to understand that this muscle tightness can be an important underlying cause of some of the difficulties experienced by children with a diagnosis of low muscle tone. Poor sitting posture is usually caused by a mixture of tightness, weakness and sometimes poor coordination.
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Low Muscle Tone or Hypotonia: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercises Low Muscle Tone or Hypotonia can be caused as a result of a variety of medical conditions. Sometimes, Low Muscle Tone or Hypotonia can also be genetic meaning that a child is born with Low Muscle Tone or Hypotonia. Usually, central nervous system disorders and progressive neuromuscular disorders are the main cause of Low Muscle Tone or Hypotonia. Some of the medical conditions that may cause Low Muscle Tone or Hypotonia are: Down syndrome
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Muscle tone In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive part contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state. It helps to maintain posture and declines during REM sleep.
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- Weakness is a decrease in the strength in one or more muscles. In the strictest sense, the medical definition of weakness refers to loss of muscle strength, and this article is focused upon conditions that can result in a measurable loss of muscle function.
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Muscle tone For the use of the term tone in weight training and bodybuilding, see Toning exercises. In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state. It helps to maintain posture and declines during REM sleep. 1 Purpose.
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Myopathy Myopathy is a muscular disease in which the muscle fibers do not function for any one of many reasons, resulting in muscular weakness. Myopathy simply means muscle disease (myo- Greek μυο muscle + pathos -pathy Greek suffering).
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- Muscle weakness, or myasthenia, is a decrease in strength in one or more muscles. It is a common symptom of muscular, neurological and metabolic disorders.
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- He is very stiff, muscle relaxers are not helping. I want to know what the curling condition is called. I looked up Rigidity status post head injury and this is what I found: Definition: Muscle Tone: Used in clinical practice to describe the resistance of a muscle to being stretched. When the peripheral nerve to a muscle is severed, the muscle becomes flaccid (limp).
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- Keywords hypotonia; neuromuscular; neuropathy. Introduction and definition. The word ‘floppy’ can be used to mean: • decrease in muscle tone (hypotonia); • decrease in muscle power (weakness); • ligamentous laxity and increased range of joint mobility.
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- Muscle weakness. Muscle strength reduced, muscular weakness, weak muscles. True muscle weakness means that full effort does not produce a normal muscle contraction or movement. A voluntary muscle contraction i...
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- Paralysis is a loss or impairment of motor function in one or more muscle groups as a result of a lesion of the neuromuscular mechanism. When applied to motor function, paralysis is the loss of voluntary movement, precluding the use of muscles, tendons, or joints that normally control body movements. Paralysis is a sign of an underlying condition such as paraplegia or quadriplegia.
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- Characteristic of Osteichthyes. 1  Have more or less bony skeleton and numerous vertebrae. 2  Mucous glands and embedded dermal scales are present in the skin. 3  Have paired fins. 4  Jaws are present. 5  Gill arches support the gills and are protected by the operculum.
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Hypotonia Description. Hypotonia, also called floppy infant syndrome or infantile hypotonia, is a condition of decreased muscle tone. The low muscle tone can be caused by a variety of conditions and is often indicative of the presence of an underlying central nervous system disorder, genetic disorder, or muscle disorder.Muscle tone is the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle.efinition. Hypotonia, or severely decreased muscle tone, is seen primarily in children. Low-toned muscles contract very slowly in response to a stimulus and cannot maintain a contraction for as long as a normal muscle. Hypotonia is a symptom that can be caused by many different conditions.
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Muscle atrophy Muscle atrophy is defined as a decrease in the mass of the muscle; it can be a partial or complete wasting away of muscle, and is most commonly experienced when persons suffer temporary disabling circumstances such as being restricted in movement and/or confined to bed as when hospitalized.n addition to the simple loss of muscle mass (atrophy), or the age-related decrease in muscle function (sarcopenia), there are other diseases which may be caused by structural defects in the muscle (muscular dystrophy), or by inflammatory reactions in the body directed against muscle (the myopathies).
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hypomimia A definition of the medical term hypomimia is presented. Hypomimia refers to a reduction in the expressiveness of the face, as occurs in patients with Parkinson's disease. It is marked by diminished animation and movement of the facial muscles. The definition is from the Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, published by F.A. Davis Co.
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Muscle tone Muscle tone. Definition. noun. (1) The muscle in a steady partially contracted state caused by the successive flow of nerve impulses. (2) The amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle. Supplement.
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Hypotonia Other terms for the condition include: 1  Low Muscle Tone. 2  Benign Congenital Hypotonia. 3  Congenital Hypotonia. 4  Congenital Muscle Hypotonia. 5  Congenital Muscle Weakness. 6  Amyotonia Congenita. 7  Floppy Baby Syndrome. 8  Infantile Hypotonia.
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- A Sarcopenia is a medical word which means wasting away. But the two want more data before concluding that declining oxytocin levels cause sarcopenia. A loss of fast twitch fibers, glycation of proteins, and insulin resistance may play an important role in the loss of muscle strength and development of sarcopenia.