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Prefixes/Suffixes 4
Muscular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |