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Med. Terms (Wk. 4)
Question | Answer |
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my/o, myos/o | muscle |
oblique | slanting position |
-lysis | loosening, dissolving |
kinesi/o | movement |
ton/o | tone, tension |
sphincter | ringlike muscle serving to close an opening |
-trophy | food, nutrition |
bi- | two |
quadr/i | four |
-ia | condition (abnormal) |
-rrhexis | rupture |
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
electr/o | electricity |
ankyl/o | bent, crooked |
fasci/o | flat band of tissue (below skin) that covers underlying tissues & separate tissue |
-plegia | paralysis, stroke |
rectus | straight |
transverse | across |
-cele | tumor, hernia |
fibr/o | fiber |
tri- | three |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone; bind |
-ic | pertaining to |
tax/o | order, coordination |
kinesiology | study of the mechanics of body movement |
atrophy | body tissue or organ wasting away |
ergonomics | study of efficiency in working environments |
ligament | connective tissue that connects 2 bones, joints or cartilages together |
tendon | tissue attaching a muscle to a bone |
ROM | (Range of Motion) of joint measured in degrees |
ADL | (Activities of Daily Living) |
DTR | (Deep Tendon Reflex) contraction of muscle in response to a sudden stretch induced by a sharp tap by finger or rubber hammer |