Chapter 4 Muscular System Flashcards
Flexor Movement
An expansion or outward movement by muscles
Tendons
Muscle attached to bone
Burs
Bursa
Chondr
Cartilage
Fibr
Fiber
My
Muscle
Rhabdo
Rod
Tendin
Tendon
a/trophy
a: without
trophy: nourishment or development
Process of shrinking muscle size
burs/itis
Burs: bursa
itis: inflammation
inflammation of the bursa
chondr/o/malacia
chondr: cartilage
malacia: softening
Softening of the cartilage
dys/trophy
dys: painful, difficult
trophy: nourishment or development
Progressive atrophy, from malnutrition
fibr/oma
fibr: fiber
oma: tumor
tumor of fibrous tissue
Fibr/o/my/algia
fibr: fiber
my: muscle
algia: pain
Chronic muscle pain
hyper/trophy
hyper: increase
trophy: nourishment, development
Increase in muscle size
hypo/tonia
hypo: below or deficient
tonia: tone
Decrease in muscle tone
my/algia
my: muscle
algia: pain
Muscle pain
my/asthenia
my: muscle
asthenia: without strength
Chronic muscular weakness
my/o/necr/osis
my: muscle
necr: death
osis: abnormal condition, increase
Increase in muscle death
my/o/plasty
my: muscle
plasty: surgical repair or reconstruction
Plastic surgery of muscle tissue
rhabdo/my/o/lysis
rhabdo: rod
my: muscle
lysis: breaking down
Breaking down of striated muscle
Tendin/itis
Tendin: Tendon
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the tendon
