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HS-II 1st 9 wks
Med Terms through Muscular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| endo- | within, in, inside |
| ten/o, tend/o | fibrous band of connective tissue (connects muscle to bone) |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| dys- | bad, difficult, or painful |
| kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o | movement |
| fasci/o | fibrous tissue that surrounds muscular tissue |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| poly- | many |
| oste/o | bone |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cost/o | rib |
| burs/o | fluid filled sac near a joint |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| -itia | inflammation |
| adip/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o, dermato/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat gland |
| epi- | above, upon, on |
| lip/o | fat |
| onych/o | nail |
| a,an | without, lack of |
| pil/o | hair |
| seb/o | secretions from the sebaceous gland (oil) |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| viscer/o | guts or internal organs |
| -plasia, plas/o | development, formation, growth |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| neo- | new |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| medi/o | middle |
| cephal/o, -ceps | head |
| caud/o | lower part of the body, tail |
| di- | two |
| ab- | away from |
| -ac, -ic | pertaining to |
| cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -ologist | one who studies or specializes |
| -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ology | study of; science of |
| path/o, -pathy | disease, feeling, or emotion |