Chapter 5: The Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
ambul/o
A
to walk or move about
2
Q
articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
4
Q
card/o; cardi/o
A
heart
5
Q
dextr/o
A
to the right
6
Q
duct/o
A
to lead; to carry
7
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
8
Q
fasci/o
A
fibrous band; fascia
9
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
10
Q
flex/o
A
to bend
11
Q
kines/o; kinesi/o
A
movement
12
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
13
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
14
Q
my/o; myos/o
A
muscle
15
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
16
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
17
Q
orth/o
A
straight; normal
18
Q
ped/o
A
child; foot
19
Q
plant/o
A
sole of the foot
20
Q
radi/o
A
X-rays
21
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped
22
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh; connective tissue
23
Q
son/o
A
sound
24
Q
tax/o; taxi/o
A
coordination; order
25
ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o
tendon
26
tens/o
stretched; strained
27
therm/o
hot; heat
28
ton/o
tone; tension
29
vers/o
turn; turning
30
a-, an-
not; without
31
ab-
away; away from
32
ad-
toward
33
ambi-
both sides
34
ante-
before
35
bi-
two; both
36
brady-
slow
37
circum-
around
38
dorsi-
back
39
dys-
painful; difficult
40
e-; ex-
out; away from
41
hemi-
half
42
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
43
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
44
in-
in; into; not
45
par-; para-
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
46
quadri-
four
47
semi-
half
48
tachy-
fast
49
tri-
three
50
-ac; -al; -ar; -ic
pertaining to
51
-algia
pain
52
-asthenia
weakness
53
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusion
54
-ceps
heads (attachments)
55
-dynia
pain
56
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
57
-esthesia
sensation
58
-gram
record; image
59
-graphy
process of recording
60
-ia
condition
61
-ion
process; state; condition
62
-itis
inflammation
63
-logy
study of
64
-lysis
breakdown; separation; loosening
65
-malacia
softening
66
-oma
tumor; mass
67
-paresis
weakness
68
-penia
deficiency
69
-plasty
surgical repair
70
-plegica
paralysis
71
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
72
-rrhexis
rupture
73
-scope
instrument used to view
74
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
75
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
76
-tonia
tone; tension
77
-trophy
condition of growth or development
78
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
79
ADL
activities of daily life
80
amb
ambulate (walk)
81
AP
anteroposterior
82
c/o
complains of; complaining of
83
CAT
computerized axial tomography
84
CFT
certified fitness trainer
85
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
86
CT
computed tomography; computerized tomography
87
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
88
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
89
DTR
deep tendon reflex
90
EMG
electromyogram
91
h
hour(s)
92
Hx, hx
history
93
IM
intramuscular
94
L
left
95
LCL
lateral collateral ligament
96
MCL
medial collateral ligament
97
MD
muscular dystrophy
98
mg
milligram(s)
99
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
100
N/A
not applicable
101
NMI
nuclear medicine imaging
102
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
103
OTC
over-the-counter
104
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
105
PCN
penicillin
106
PCP
primary care physician
107
PFT
personal fitness trainer
108
PRN, p.r.n.
as needed
109
PT
physical therapy
110
Pt, pt
patient
111
Q2-3H
every two or three hours
112
Q8H
every eight hours
113
R
right
114
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
115
RMS
rhabdomyosarcoma
116
ROM
range of motion
117
wt
weight
118
y/o
years old; year-old (as in 18-year-old)
