HOSA Med Term
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| abduction | movement away from the body or midline
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| adduction | movement toward the body or midline
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| ambulate | to walk
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| aphasia | without speech
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| atrophy | without development
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| blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of the eyelid
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| bradycardia | slow heart beat
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| bradykinesia | slow movement
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| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing or eating
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| dystrophy | bad development
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| dysphasia | difficulty speaking or talking
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| electromyogram | recording of the electrical activity of the of the muscles
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| endomysium | pertaining to within the muscles
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| epimysium | pertaining to on or upon the muscles
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| fascia | fascia or fibrous bands
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| fibromyalgia | pain in the muscles fibers
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| hemiplegia | half paralyzed
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| hypertrophy | over development
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| kinesiology | study of movement or development
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| leiomyoma | tumors of smooth muscles
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| myalgia | muscle pain
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| myasthenia | muscle weakness
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| myocardium | referring to the heart muscle
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| myoma | tumor of the muscles
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| myometrium | muscular uterine tissue
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| myorrhexis | rupture of the muscles
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| paraplegia | beyond paralysis
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| perimysium | pertaining to around the muscles
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| phrenic | pertaining to the diaphragm
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| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs
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| sarcolemma | muscles (flesh) membrane
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| tachycardia | rapid heart
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| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon
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| tedinoplasty | surgical repair of the tendon
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| tetanus | condition of stiffness (refers to constant muscle contractions)
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| amb | ambulate
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| GI | gastrointestinal
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| HR | heart
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| IM | intramuscular
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| K | potassium
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| kg | kilogram
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| lb. | pound
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| Na | sodium
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| P | pulse
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| PK | pain killer
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| RICE | rest, ice, compression and elevation
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| -trophy | development
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| tetan | stiff
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| ten/o | tendon
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| sarc/o | flesh,muscle
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| ton/o | tension, pressure
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| metr/I | uterine tissue
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| -phasia | speaking or talking
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| -phagia | swallowing or eating
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| blephar/o | eyelids
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| -algia | pain
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| -duction | movement
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -itis | inflammation of
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| lei/o | smooth
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| my/o | muscle
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| -asthenia | weakness, lack of strength
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| ambul- | walking
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| ad | toward
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| ab | away
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| -plegia | paralysis
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