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Med Term Vocab 3
Muscular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ab- | away; away from |
| -ac; ar | pertaining to |
| ad- | toward |
| asthenia | abnormal physical weakness |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| -cele | hernia; swealling; protrusion |
| -ceps | heads (attachments) |
| -desis | to bind; tie together |
| duct/o | to lead; to carry |
| -dynia | pain |
| esthesia | feeling; sensation |
| fasci/o | fibrous band; fascia |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| flex/o | to bend |
| -gram | record; image |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| hemi- | half |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lei/o | smooth |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; loosening |
| my/o; myos- | muscle |
| para- | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
| -paresis | weakness |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| quad; quadri- | four |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| son/o | sound |
| tachy- | fast |
| tax/o | coordination; order |
| ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o | tendon |
| tens/o | stretched; strained |
| ton/o; tonia | tone; tension |
| tri- | three |
| -trophy | condition of growth or development |
| vers/o | turn; turning |
| ROM | range of motion |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| MD | muscular dystrophy |
| DMD | duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| FMS | fibromyalgia syndrome |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| PT | physical therapy |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| OT | occupational therapy |