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Chapter 14-muscular
medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff or bent |
| fasci/o | forms sheaths enveloping muscles |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lamin/o | lamina (thin, flat plate or layer) |
| leimy/o | smooth [viseral] muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal [striated] muscle connected to bones |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| -asthenia | weakness |