Stack #24275 Word Scramble
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Words | Definition |
a- | not, without |
ab- | away from |
ad | toward |
-asthenia | lack of strength |
circum | around |
claudicat/o | to limp |
duct/o | to lead, carry |
dys | difficult, painful |
ex- | out, away from |
fasci/o | fascia,band of fibrous tissue |
hyper- | above |
hypo- | below |
-ic | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
kinesi/o | movement |
my/o | muscle |
synovi/o | synovia |
tax/o | coordination |
ten/o | tendon |
ton/o | tension |
-trophy | nourishment, development, |
abduction | away from the midline of body |
adduction | toward the midline |
atonic | without tone or tension |
atrophy | wasting of muscle tissue |
circumduction | circular movement of limb |
claudication | cramplike pains caused by poor circulation to the muscles |
dystaxia | abnormal or painful coordination |
dystonia | prolonged muscular contractions |
hypertonia | increased muscle tone causing spasticity or rigidity |
tenosynovitis | inflammation of a tendon sheath |
antagonistic | that which counteracts the action of something else |
ataxia | defective muscular coordination |
extensor | a muscle that straightens the limb |
flexor | a muscle that brings two bones closer together, causing flexion of the part or a decreased angle of the joint. |
kinesiology | the study of muscles & body movement |
oblique | slanting, diagonal muscle fibers |
platysma | a broad, thin,muscle that extends from the fascia of both sides of the neck to the jaw & muscles around the mouth. |
sternocleidomastoid | main muscle that moves the head |
torticollis | stiff neck |
transverse | across; muscle fibers run crosswise |
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