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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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MUSCLE TWITCH

is a sudden involuntary movement of a muscle of extreme contraction then relaxation.

MUSCLE-CONTRACTION HEADACHE

typically occurs due to the persistent stretching of neck muscles.

MUSCLE-TENSION GRADIENT

is measured using electromyography and is the rate of change of a muscles performance (in arbitrary unit) during a performance.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (MD)

is an umbrella term used to describe any of the inherited disorders which result in the degeneration of muscle mass

MUSCULAR RIGIDITY

is a condition of rigidity in the muscles which then resists movement, whilst some have wrongly assumed this as weakness,

MUSCULAR TYPE

is similar to the athletic type in Kretschmer's body types which emphasizes the dominance of locomotor systems over body systems.

MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE

innervates the muscles of the upper arm and cutaneous receptors found in the lateral forearm.

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER

is an umbrella term used to describe any disorder which results in the impairment of neurons, tendons, bones, joints and

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

is the system of muscles and bones which support and provide rigidity to the body.

MUSIC THERAPY

is a method of rehabilitating individuals through using music to enhance an individuals psychological, physical, cognitive and/or social functioning.

MUSICAL ABILITY

is defined as an ability to understand, write and play musical pieces using a variety of instruments.

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

found in the multipli-intelligences theory is the intelligence which is involved in the processes of writing, playing, listening and understanding

MUSICAL INTERVAL

is the duration or pitch of the sound between two sounds.

MUSICIAN'S CRAMP

normally experienced in the arm or hand, which prevents musicians from performing due to the pain derived from cramp.

MUSICOGENIC EPILEPSY

defines seizures which are instigated by listening to music.

MUSSITATION

defines the movement of the lips without forming speech.

MUSTURBATION

first proposed by U.S. psychotherapist Albert Ellis (1913 - ), musturbation is the tendency for an individual to meet often

MUSTY

is one of the seven classes of odorants proposed in the stereochemical smell theory.

MUTATION

in the context of genetics, is a permanent change in the general material of an organism. Mutations often provide interesting

MUTILATION

is the removal of a limb.