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Med Term Chap. 4
Muscles-Word Parts
Question | Answer |
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ankyl/o | crooked, bent, or stiff |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
asthen/o | weakness, lack of strength |
chondr/o | cartilage |
fasci/o | fascia |
fibr/o, fibros/o | fibrous connective tissue |
herni/o | hernia |
kinesi/o, kines/o | movement, motion |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o, myos/o | muscle |
sphincter/o | tight band |
tax/o | coordination |
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
ton/o | tone |
a- | no, not, without, away from, negative |
bi- | two, twice, double |
brady- | slow |
dys- | difficult, bad, painful |
electro- | electricity, electric |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, increased |
hypo- | deficient, decreased |
poly- | many |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain, painful condition |
-asthenia | weakness or lack of strength |
-cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
-ceps | head |
-clonus | violent action |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, bind, tie together |
-ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
-gram | resulting picture or record |
-ia | abnormal condition, disease |
-ic | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-ium | structure, tissue |
-kinesia | movement |
-lysis | breakdown, seperation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-ology | science or study of |
-otomy | surgical incision |
-paresis | partial or incomplete paralysis |
-pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis, stroke |
-rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |