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Muscular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oblique | A muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb. |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| ton/o | tension |
| sphincter | anus |
| -trophy | nourishment; development (condition of) |
| bi- | two |
| quad/ri | 4 |
| -ia | condition |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| electr/o | electrically |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| fasci/o | fascia (membrane supporting muscles) |
| -plegia | paralysis; palsy |
| rectus | rectum |
| transverse | across |
| -cele | hernia |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| tri- | three |
| -desis | to bind; tie together |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| tax/o | order; coordination |