Category: M

A reflex action in a muscle which contracts after being stretched.  

Referring to the sense of touch in a muscle.  

A form of plastic surgery to repair a muscle. The plastic surgery of muscle, in which part of a muscle is partly detached and used to repair tissue defects or deformities in the vicinity of the muscle.  

Able to see close objects clearly, but not objects which are further away.  

A disease of a muscle, especially one in which the muscle wastes away. Any disease of the muscles not caused by nerve dysfunction; symptoms depend on the specific disease but generally include muscle weakness and wasting. Any primary disease or disorder of the muscle tissue, including fibromyalgia, muscular dystrophy, and myositis. Any disease of the…

Inflammation or infection of the myometrium. Inflammation of the uterus walls.  

The surgical removal of a benign growth from a muscle, especially removal of a fibroid from the uterus. A surgical procedure for removing uterine fibroids (also called myomas). In this procedure, only the fibroids are removed, leaving the remaining uterus intact. Women who have had myomectomies are more likely to require delivery by cesarean section…

The study of muscles and associated structures and diseases. Science or study of the structure and function of muscles. The study of the structure, function, and diseases of the muscles. The scientific study of the structure and function of muscles.  

The process of recording the degree and strength of a muscle contraction with a myograph. Recording of muscular contractions by a myograph.  

An instrument which records the degree and strength of a muscle contraction. An instrument for recording the activity of muscular tissues. Instrument for tracing movements caused by muscular contractions.