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Med Term Ch. 3
Extra Credit- Quiz Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| articul/o | joint |
| card/o, cardi/o | heart |
| duct/o | to lead; to carry |
| electr/o | electricity |
| fasci/o | fibrous band; fascia |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| flex/o | to bend |
| kines/o, kinesi/o | movement |
| lei/o | smooth |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| orth/o | straight; normal |
| ped/o | foot; child |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |
| radi/o | X-rays |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| son/o | sound |
| tax/o | coordination; order |
| ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| tens/o | streched; strained |
| ton/o | tension; tone |
| vers/o | turn; turning |
| a-, an- | not; without |
| ab- | away; away from |
| ad- | toward |
| bi- | two; both |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| dorsi- | back |
| dys- | painful; difficult |
| e-, ex- | out; away from |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| in- | in; into; not |
| par-, para- | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
| quadri- | four |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |