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muscular system
common terminology (pharmacy)
| term | meaning |
|---|---|
| a/tropy | shrinking of muscle size |
| burs/itis | inflammation of the bursa |
| chondr/o/malacia | softening of cartilage |
| dys/trophy | progressive atrophy |
| fibr/oma | tumor of fibrous tissue |
| fibr/o/my/algia | chronic pain in the muscles |
| hyper/trophy | increase in muscle size |
| hypo/tonia | decrease in muscle tone |
| leiomy/oma | smooth muscle tumor |
| my/asthenia | chronic muscular weakness |
| my/o/necr/osis | increase in muscle death |
| my/o/plasty | plastic surgery of muscle tissue |
| rhabdo/my/o/lysis | breaking down of striated muscle |
| tendin/itits | inflammation of a tendon |