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Medical Terminology

Ch. 4 pt2

TermDefinition
Fibr/o fibers
My/o muscle
Myocardi/o heart muscle
-trophy development
skeletal muscle attaches to bone; voluntary
tendon attaches skeletal muscle to bone
smooth muscle found in internal organs; involuntary
cardiac muscle muscle of the heart; also called myocardium
abduction movement away from midline of body
adduction movement toward midline of body
flexion bending
extension straightening out
Dorsiflexion of foot action that moves foot away from accelarator
Plantar flexion of foote action that pushes foot down on accelerator
Eversion of foot turning foot outward with toes still forward
inversion of foot turning foot inward with toes till forward
supination of hand turning palms up
pronation of hand turning palms down
elevation to raise a body part
depression to lower a body part
opposition touching palmar surface of thumb to palmar surface of other fingers
myopathy disease of muscle
polymyositis inflammation of many muscles
tendinitis inflammation of a muscle
atrophy loss growth
dystrophy poor growth
Hypertrophy excessive growth or development
Pseudohypertrophy looks like excessive growth but isn't
Created by: medinah2
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