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Med Term Chap. 4
Muscles-Word Parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | crooked, bent, or stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| asthen/o | weakness, lack of strength |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| fibr/o, fibros/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| herni/o | hernia |
| kinesi/o, kines/o | movement, motion |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| sphincter/o | tight band |
| tax/o | coordination |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| ton/o | tone |
| a- | no, not, without, away from, negative |
| bi- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | difficult, bad, painful |
| electro- | electricity, electric |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, increased |
| hypo- | deficient, decreased |
| poly- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain, painful condition |
| -asthenia | weakness or lack of strength |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -ceps | head |
| -clonus | violent action |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, bind, tie together |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| -gram | resulting picture or record |
| -ia | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ium | structure, tissue |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lysis | breakdown, seperation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -ology | science or study of |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -paresis | partial or incomplete paralysis |
| -pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |