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Muscular System
Med Term_Chap 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bi- | twice, double, two |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
| fasci/o | fascia, fibrous band |
| -ia | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loose-ending |
| my/o | muscle |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -rrehxis | rupture |
| tax/o | coordination, order |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon, stretch out, extend, strain |
| ton/o | tension, tone, stretching |
| tri- | three |