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Chapter 14-muscular
medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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ankyl/o | stiff or bent |
fasci/o | forms sheaths enveloping muscles |
fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
kinesi/o | movement, motion |
kyph/o | hump |
lamin/o | lamina (thin, flat plate or layer) |
leimy/o | smooth [viseral] muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
my/o | muscle |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
myos/o | muscle |
plant/o | sole of the foot |
rhabdomy/o | skeletal [striated] muscle connected to bones |
sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
ten/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
-asthenia | weakness |