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Medical Terminology (ch. 2, 3, 4, 11, 13, 9, 14) > Chapter 4 > Flashcards

Chapter 4 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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muscles

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muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

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-al / -ic

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pertaining to

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3
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external

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near the surface

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-ia

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condition

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internal

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deeper location

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poly

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many

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-algia

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pain

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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10
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-cep

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head

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11
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clon/o

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violent action

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12
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fasci-

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fascia

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13
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hemi-

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half

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14
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kines

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movement

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-paresis

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partial or incomplete paralysis

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-plegia

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paralysis

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tendons

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quad-

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four

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tax/o

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coordination

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tri-

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three

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-cele

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hernia

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ton/o

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tone or tension

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ataxia

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the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement.

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atonic

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lacking normal muscle tone or strength.

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bradykinesia

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extreme slowness in movement

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dyskinesia

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distortion or impairment of voluntary movement (bad movement)

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dystonia

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a movement disorder characterized by the involuntary and sometimes repetitive contraction of certain muscles.

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fasciotomy

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surgical incision through the fascia to relieve tension or pressure

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fasciitis

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inflammation of a fascia

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hemiparesis

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slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body.

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hemiplegia

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total paralysis affecting only one side of the body.

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hyperkinesia

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abnormally increased muscle function or activity.

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myalgia

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pain in the muscles

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hypotonia

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a condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles.

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myocardial

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forms the muscular walls of the heart

33
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myorrhaphy

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surgical suturing of a muscle

34
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myoclonus

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the quick, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles.

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myorrhexis

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rupture of a muscle

36
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myotomy

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surgical incision into a muscle

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polymyositis

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muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body.

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four extremities

38
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quadriceps

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formed from four divisions

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tenodesis

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surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to bone.

40
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tenotomy

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surgical cutting of a tendon to provide release or allow lengthening.

40
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tenolysis

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the release of a tendon from adhesions

41
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triceps

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formed from three divisions

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biceps

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formed from two divisions

Medical Terminology (ch. 2, 3, 4, 11, 13, 9, 14) (8 decks)

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