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Med Term Vocab 3
Muscular System
Term | Definition |
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ab- | away; away from |
-ac; ar | pertaining to |
ad- | toward |
asthenia | abnormal physical weakness |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
-cele | hernia; swealling; protrusion |
-ceps | heads (attachments) |
-desis | to bind; tie together |
duct/o | to lead; to carry |
-dynia | pain |
esthesia | feeling; sensation |
fasci/o | fibrous band; fascia |
fibr/o | fiber |
flex/o | to bend |
-gram | record; image |
-graphy | process of recording |
hemi- | half |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
kinesi/o | movement |
lei/o | smooth |
-lysis | breakdown; separation; loosening |
my/o; myos- | muscle |
para- | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
-paresis | weakness |
plant/o | sole of the foot |
-plegia | paralysis |
quad; quadri- | four |
rhabd/o | rod-shaped |
-rrhexis | rupture |
son/o | sound |
tachy- | fast |
tax/o | coordination; order |
ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o | tendon |
tens/o | stretched; strained |
ton/o; tonia | tone; tension |
tri- | three |
-trophy | condition of growth or development |
vers/o | turn; turning |
ROM | range of motion |
MG | myasthenia gravis |
MD | muscular dystrophy |
DMD | duchenne muscular dystrophy |
BMD | bone mineral density |
FMS | fibromyalgia syndrome |
SCI | spinal cord injury |
DTR | deep tendon reflex |
EMG | electromyogram |
PT | physical therapy |
ADL | activities of daily living |
OT | occupational therapy |