Category: M

Point of attachment to a stationary or nearly stationary bone of the skeleton; opposite of muscular insertion.  

Point of attachment to bone at the site of greatest movement; opposite of muscular origin.  

Hereditary diseases marked by muscle-cell degeneration.  

Tissue sample taken for skeletal muscle for evaluation to assist in diagnosis of myopathy. A diagnostic procedure in which small pieces of muscle are surgically removed and examined for the presence of disease. The removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examination and chemical analysis.  

Patient creates illness in another person, often a child or other dependent individual, by inducing physical symptoms with drugs or by contaminating laboratory tests, in order to gain attention as the sacrificing, loving caregiver.  

A febrile illness in children marked by fever, rashes, lymphadenopathy, and cardiac complications; also known as Kawasaki disease. Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, also known as Kawasaki syndrome, derives its name from the prominent symptoms affecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat, the skin, and the lymph nodes.  

Involuntary response in infants, present from birth to six months; when startled by noise or change in position, the arms extend and then move toward the chest.  

Speech disorder characterized by the inability to state anything but one word or phrase in a repetitious fashion. Inability to utter any thing but one word or phrase repeatedly. A condition where an individual can only utter a single syllable, word, or phrase.    

Microscopically controlled cancer surgery. A type of surgery used in the treatment of skin cancer; also known as microscopically controlled surgery. Mohs surgery is performed on an outpatient basis using a local anesthetic. In Mohs surgery, a cancerous tumor is removed one thin layer at a time. The surgeon slowly removes successive layers of skin…

Direction of going from front to back of body.