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muscular system
Term | Definition |
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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, plural of -ium |
-ic | pertaining to |
kinesi/o | motion |
-lysis | breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
my/o | muscle |
-plegia | paralysis, stroke |
-rrhexis | rupture |
tax/o | coordination, order |
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon, stretch out, extend, strain |
ton/o | tension, tone, stretching |
tri- | three |