Chapter 4 Flashcards
muscles
muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
-al / -ic
pertaining to
external
near the surface
-ia
condition
internal
deeper location
poly
many
-algia
pain
bi-
two
brady-
slow
-cep
head
clon/o
violent action
fasci-
fascia
hemi-
half
kines
movement
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
-plegia
paralysis
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendons
quad-
four
tax/o
coordination
tri-
three
-cele
hernia
ton/o
tone or tension
ataxia
the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement.
atonic
lacking normal muscle tone or strength.
bradykinesia
extreme slowness in movement
dyskinesia
distortion or impairment of voluntary movement (bad movement)
dystonia
a movement disorder characterized by the involuntary and sometimes repetitive contraction of certain muscles.
fasciotomy
surgical incision through the fascia to relieve tension or pressure
fasciitis
inflammation of a fascia
hemiparesis
slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body.
hemiplegia
total paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
hyperkinesia
abnormally increased muscle function or activity.
myalgia
pain in the muscles
hypotonia
a condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles.
myocardial
forms the muscular walls of the heart
myorrhaphy
surgical suturing of a muscle
myoclonus
the quick, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles.
myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
myotomy
surgical incision into a muscle
polymyositis
muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body.
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four extremities
quadriceps
formed from four divisions
tenodesis
surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to bone.
tenotomy
surgical cutting of a tendon to provide release or allow lengthening.
tenolysis
the release of a tendon from adhesions
triceps
formed from three divisions
biceps
formed from two divisions
