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Prefixes/Suffixes 4
Muscular System
Question | Answer |
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my/o | muscle |
-lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
kinesi/o | movement |
ton/o | tension |
ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
tri- | three |
tax/o | order; coordination |
-trophy | nourishment; development (condition of) |
bi- | two |
quadr/i- | four, square |
-trophy | nourishment; development (condition of) |
-ic | pertaining to |
bi- | two |
quadr/i- | four, square |
-ic | pertaining to |
-rrhexis | rupture |
electr/o | electricity |
ankyl/o | stiff |
-plegia | paralysis; palsy |
-cele | hernia |
fibr/o | fiber |
-desis | to bind; tie together |
oblique | Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular, horizontal, sagittal, or coronal plane of the body. In radiography, a projection that is neither frontal nor lateral. |
sphincter | A ringlike muscle which closes a natural orifice or passage |
fascio- | fascia, fibrous band |
rectus | Any of various straight muscles, as of the abdomen, eye, neck, and thigh. |
ROM | Rang of motion: rupture of membranes. |
ADL | Activities of daily living. |
DTR | deep tendon reflex |
atrophy | Weakness and wasting away. |
ergonomics | Study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment. |
ligament | Bone to Bone |
tendon | Muscle to bone |
kinesiology | The study of the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans. |