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Essentials of Medical Terminology - Ch. 8

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voluntary   muscle that perform movement on command  
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involuntary   muscle that perform w/o conscious command  
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skeletal movement   perfomed by skeletal muscles  
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heartbeats   performed by cardiac muscle  
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breathing, digestion, & other movements involvng internal organs   performed by muscles within one organ itself visceral muscles  
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ligaments   bones are connected to other bones by tough connective tissue  
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tendons   muscles are connected to bones by equally tough connective tissue  
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biceps brachii   muscle that moves the forearm  
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flex/o   bend  
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pronati/o   facing backward  
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supinati/o   facing forward  
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tens/o   stretch  
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dorsi-   back  
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duct/o   to draw  
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-or   person or thing that does something  
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ab-   away from  
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abductor   muscles that move a part away from the midline  
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ad-   toward  
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adductor   muscles that move a part toward the midline  
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electr/o   electric  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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my/o   muscle  
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electromyography (EMG)   recording of the electrical characteristics of muscle (when is stimulated by a nerve)  
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ton/o   tone; tension  
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a-   no; not; lack of  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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atonic   a muscle that has no tone or tension; atony  
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dys-   bad; difficult; painful  
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dystonia   abnormal muscle tone or tension  
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-ia   condition  
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myotonia   inability of the muscle to relax after increased muscular contraction  
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tonic   pertaining to tone; tension  
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fasci/o   fascia (band of tissue surrounding the muscle)  
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-al   pertaining to  
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fascial   pertaining to the fascia  
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-ectomy   excision; surgical removal  
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fasciectomy   excision of fascia  
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fasciitis; fascitis   inflammation of fascia  
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fasciorrhaphy   suturing the fascia  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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-logy   study of  
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kinesiology   study of movement  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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kinesimeter   instrument used to measure movement  
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lei/o   smooth  
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-oma   tumor; mass  
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leiomyoma (lye-oh-my-OH-mah)   benign tumor of smooth muscle  
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visceral muscles   are smooth  
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skeletal & cardiac   are striated cuz have appear striped under microscope  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor of connctive tissue  
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leiomyosarcoma   malignant tumor of smooth muscle  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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muscular   pertaining to muscle  
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skelet/o   skeleton  
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musculoskeletal   pertaining to the muscle & skeleton  
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-gram   record  
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electr/o   electric  
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electromyogram   record of the electrical currents in a muscle  
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-algia   pain  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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fibromyalgia   pain in fibrous tissues muscles, tendons, & ligaments  
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myalgia   muscle pain  
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-pathy   disease  
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myopathy   any muscular disease  
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myositis   inflammation of muscle  
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polymyositis   inflammation of many muscles  
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myos/o   muscle  
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rhabd/o   rod-shaped; striped; striated  
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rhabdomyoma (rab-doh-my-OH-mah)   benign tumor of striated muscle  
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rhabdomyosarcoma (rab-doh-my-oh-sar-KOH-mah)   malignant tumor of striated muscle tissue  
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tendin/o; ten/o   tendon  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-desis   surgical fixation  
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tenodesis   surgical fixation of a tendon  
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tendinous   pertaining to a tendon  
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-tomy   to cut  
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tenotomy   cutting of a tendon  
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tenosynovi/o   tendon sheath (covering of a tendon)  
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tenosynovitis   inflammation of a tendon sheath  
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-asthenia   no strength  
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myasthenia (my-as-THEE-nee-ah)   no muscle strength  
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-clonus   turnoil  
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myoclonus   alternate muscular relazation & contraction in rapid succession  
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-ion   process of  
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abduction   process of drawing away from; opposite of adduction  
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adduction   process of drawing toward; opposite of abduction  
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circum-   around  
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circumduction   process of drawing a part in a circular motion  
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dorsi-   back  
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dorsiflexion   bending the joint so that foot bends bacward (upward); opposite of plantar flexion  
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plantar flexion   bending the ankle joint so that foot bends toward the sole of the foot  
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plantar   the sole of the foot  
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extension   to stretch out; stretching out of a limb; increasing the angle b/w two bones; opposite of flexion  
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ex-   out  
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flexion   bending of limb; decreasing the angle b/w 2 bones; opposite of extension  
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pronati/o   facing backward  
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pronation   as applied to the hand, process of turning the palm backward; opposite of supination  
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supinati/o   facing forward  
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supination   as applied to the hand, the process of turning the palm forward; opposite of pronation  
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-kinesia   movement; motion  
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brady-   slow  
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bradykinesia   slow movement  
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hyper-   excessive; above normal  
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dyskinesia   impairment of muscle movement  
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hyperkinesia   excessive movement  
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-trophy   nourishment  
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atrophy   wasting away of the muscle  
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a-   no; not  
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dystrophy   abnormal developement, espically muscular dystrophy  
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hypertrophy   enlargement of an organ due to an increase in the size of cells  
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-thermy   heat  
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dia-   complete; through  
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diathermy   heat applied to deep tissues  
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