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Muscular System
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -rrhaphy | procedure of suturing |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| alg/o- | pain |
| flaccid | weak or soft muscles |
| dys- | painful or difficult |
| my/o- | muscle |
| kinesi/o- | movement |
| -oma | tumor |
| flexion | Bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts. |
| tendon | attaches muscle to bone. |
| extension | The movement when the lower leg is straightened away from the body. |
| Myorrhaphy | surgical suturing of a muscle |
| Avulsion | An injury where the muscle tears away from the tendon or the tendon tears away from the bone. |