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Mod G Unit 1 Words Thompson Institute hbg

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Words
Definition
a-   not, without  
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ab-   away from  
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ad   toward  
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-asthenia   lack of strength  
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circum   around  
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claudicat/o   to limp  
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duct/o   to lead, carry  
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dys   difficult, painful  
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ex-   out, away from  
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fasci/o   fascia,band of fibrous tissue  
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hyper-   above  
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hypo-   below  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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my/o   muscle  
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synovi/o   synovia  
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tax/o   coordination  
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ten/o   tendon  
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ton/o   tension  
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-trophy   nourishment, development,  
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abduction   away from the midline of body  
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adduction   toward the midline  
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atonic   without tone or tension  
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atrophy   wasting of muscle tissue  
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circumduction   circular movement of limb  
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claudication   cramplike pains caused by poor circulation to the muscles  
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dystaxia   abnormal or painful coordination  
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dystonia   prolonged muscular contractions  
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hypertonia   increased muscle tone causing spasticity or rigidity  
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tenosynovitis   inflammation of a tendon sheath  
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antagonistic   that which counteracts the action of something else  
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ataxia   defective muscular coordination  
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extensor   a muscle that straightens the limb  
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flexor   a muscle that brings two bones closer together, causing flexion of the part or a decreased angle of the joint.  
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kinesiology   the study of muscles & body movement  
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oblique   slanting, diagonal muscle fibers  
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platysma   a broad, thin,muscle that extends from the fascia of both sides of the neck to the jaw & muscles around the mouth.  
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sternocleidomastoid   main muscle that moves the head  
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torticollis   stiff neck  
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transverse   across; muscle fibers run crosswise  
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