muscle compartment

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• Compartment syndrome — Classification and external resources Fasciotomy, covered with a skin graft. ICD 10 M …   Wikipedia

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary

• Muscle weakness — ICD 10 M62.8 ICD 9 728.87 (728.9 before 10/01/03) DiseasesDB …   Wikipedia

• Muscle atrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M62.5 ICD 9 728.2 …   Wikipedia

• compartment syndrome — noun (medicine) A painful muscle cramp due to obstruction of blood flow to a group of muscles compressed within a confined space after exercise or injury • • • Main Entry: ↑compartment …   Useful english dictionary

• Compartment syndrome — A condition in which there is swelling and an increase in pressure within a limited space (a compartment) that presses on and compromises blood vessels, nerves, and/or tendons that run through that compartment. Hence, the function of tissue… …   Medical dictionary

• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• Muscle contraction — See also: Twitch and Tremor Top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle fiber generates tension through the action of actin and myosin cross bridge cycling. While under tension, the muscle may lengthen, shorten, or …   Wikipedia

• Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin …   Wikipedia

• Muscle memory — For the term muscle memory as related to strength training, see Muscle memory (strength training). Muscle memory has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor… …   Wikipedia

• compartment syndrome — the condition that results from swelling of the muscles in a compartment of a limb, which raises the pressure within the compartment so that the blood supply to the muscle is cut off, causing ischaemia and further swelling. If it persists, the… …   The new mediacal dictionary