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Med. Terms (Wk. 4)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |