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Muscular skeleton
Muscular system terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | absence of, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal, labored |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, in |
| poly- | many, much |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra- | above |
| sym- | together, joined |
| syn- | together, joined |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| radic/o | nerve root |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal, cutting out |
| -gram | the record, radiographic image |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosening, separating, dissolution |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasy | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing, repairing |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| -scopy | process of viewing, visual examination |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| antagonistic | In opposition to each other, |
| Bradykinesia | condition of slow movement |
| cardiac muscle | involuntary and found only in the heart. Highly coordinated contractions pump blood into the vessels of the circulatory system |
| dyskinesia | abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk or jaw |
| electromyogram | record of the electricity of the muscle |
| electromyography (EMG) | recording of muscle electrical activity in response to a nerves stimulation of the muscles |
| fibromyalgia | a common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by muscle pain |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side of the body |
| hemostasis | the process by which the body seals a ruptured blood vessel to prevent further blood loss |
| hyperkinesia | excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole |
| hypertrophy | the enlargement of muscles |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | a procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body |
| muscular dystrophy | a general term for a group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle |
| myalgia | pain in a muscle or group of muscles |
| myasthenia gravis | a disease in which antibodies made by a persons immune system prevent certain nerve-muscle interactions, causing weakness in the arms and legs, vision problems and drooping eylids or head |
| myeloma | cancer that arises in plasma cells |
| paraplegia | paralysis that affects both legs and lower part of the body |
| paresis | partial paralysis wherein there is still some control of the muscles |
| polymyositis | an inflammatory disease of the muscles closest to the center of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| rhabdomyolysis | necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle |
| skeletal muscle | the muscles responsible for voluntary muscle movement; also called visceral muscle |
| smooth muscle | the muscles responsible for involuntary muscle movement; also called visceral muscle |
| sprain | the stretching or tearing of the supporting ligaments |
| strain | an overstretching or over exertion of a muscle or tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| cardiac muscle | involuntary and found only in the heart. Highly coordinated contractions pump blood into the vessels of the circulatory system |
| fascia | fibrous connective tissue that encloses muscles |
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