Diagnostic/Therapeutic Procedures & Pharmacology for Disorders of Muscles/Tendons Flashcards
anti-
against
-body
substance
anti-body
protein produced in response to an antigen
-opsy
to view
bi-
life
-graphy
process of recording
electr/o-
electricity
-my/o-
muscle
electr/o-my/o-graphy
recording of electrical activity in a muscle
en-
in
-zyme
fermenting
en-zyme
protein that induces change in other substances
-ation
process
-in
in
-flamm-
flame
in-flamm-ation
basic complex of reactions in blood vessels and adjacent tissues in response to injury or abnormal stimulation
-graphy
process of recording
ultra-
beyond
-son/o-
ultra-son/o-graphy
-ite
pertaining to
anti-
against
metabol-
change
anti-metabol-ite
substance that replaces or inhibits a specific part of a cells normal metabolism
cortic/o
from cortex
cortic/o-steroid
hormone produced by adrenal cortex
-ive
nature of
immune/o
immune response
-suppress-
press under
immune/o-suppress-ive
substance that causes failure of immune system
anabol-
to raise up
-oid
resembling
ster-
solid
anabol-ic ster-oid
prescription drug used by some athletes to increase muscle mass
an-alges-ia
state in which pain is reduced
an-alges-ic
agent that produces analgesia
-ite
pertaining to
anti-
against
-metabol-
change
anti-metabol-ite
substance that replaces or inhibits a specific part of a cells normal metabolism
-pyret-
fever
anti-pyret-ic
agent that reduces fever
contract-ure
muscle shortening due to spasm or fibrosis
cortic/o-steroid
hormone produced by adrenal cortex
duchenne muscular dys-trophy
condition w symmetrical weakness and wasting of pelvic, shoulder, and proximal limb muscles
dys-
bad, difficult
-trophy
nourishment
immun/o-suppress-ive
substance that causes failure of immune system
-ent
end result
-gredi-
to go
in-gredi-ent
element in a mixture
metabol-
change
metabol-ism
constantly changing physical and chemical process in the cell
metabol-ite
any product of metabolism
my/o-glob-in
protein of muscle that stores and transports oxygen
my/o-pathy
any disease of muscle
my/o-sitis
inflammation of muscle tissue
rhabd/o-my/o-lysis
destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin
statin
stationary
class of drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels
ten/o
tendon
-synov-
synovial membrane
ten/o-synov-itis
inflammation of a tendon and it’s surrounding synovial sheath
-ectomy
surgical excision
thym-
thymus glannd
thym-ectomy
surgical removal of thymus gland