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Ch3 Muscular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac,-al,-ar,-ic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | hernia; swelling; protrusion |
| -ceps | heads(attachments) |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal;excision |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -gram | record;image |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ion | process;state;condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown;separation;loosening |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor;mass |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| -rehexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -tonia | tone;tension |
| -throphy | condition of growth or development |