Muscular-Skeletal Vocabulary

Question 1

ab-

prefix

Answer 1

away from

Question 2

duct

word root

Answer 2

to bring

Question 3

-ion

suffix

Answer 3

process of

Question 4

abduction

full term

Answer 4

process of bringing away (from the midline)

Question 5

ad-

prefix

Answer 5

towards

Question 6

adduction

full term

Answer 6

process of bringing towards (the midline)

Question 7

a-

prefix

Answer 7

not, without, lacking

Question 8

trop/h

word root

Answer 8

nourishment, growth

Question 9

-y

suffix

Answer 9

condition, process of

Question 10

atrophy

full term

Answer 10

without development

Question 11

taxi/a

word root

Answer 11

coordination

Question 12

ataxia

full term

Answer 12

without coordination

Question 13

brady-

prefix

Answer 13

slow

Question 14

kines

word root

Answer 14

movement

Question 15

-ia

suffix

Answer 15

condition

Question 16

bradykinesia

full term

Answer 16

(condition of) slow movement

Question 17

circum-

prefix

Answer 17

around

Question 18

-duction

suffix

Answer 18

turning or rotating

Question 19

circumduction

full term

Answer 19

circular movement of a body part

Question 20

dys-

prefix

Answer 20

abnormal, bad, difficult

Question 21

dystrophy

full term

Answer 21

abnormal developemt of muscle; muscle wasting away

Question 22

my/o-

prefix

Answer 22

muscle

Question 23

-algia

suffix

Answer 23

pain, painful condition

Question 24

myalgia

full term

Answer 24

muscle pain

Question 25

fasci- | prefix

Answer 25

membrane/sheet

Question 26

-al | suffix

Answer 26

pertaining to

Question 27

**myofascial** | full term

Answer 27

pertaining to the membrane that covers the muscle

Question 28

tendon- | prefix

Answer 28

tendon

Question 29

-itis | suffix

Answer 29

inflammation

Question 30

**tendonitis** | full term

Answer 30

inflammation of the tendon

Question 31

electro- | prefix

Answer 31

electricity

Question 32

-gram | -suffix

Answer 32

record

Question 33

**electromyogram** | full term

Answer 33

record of electrical activity of muscles

Question 34

fibro- | prefix

Answer 34

fiber

Question 35

**fibromyalgia** | full term

Answer 35

painful sensations of the muscle fibers

Question 36

-asthenia | suffix

Answer 36

lack of strength; weakness

Question 37

**myasthenia** | full term

Answer 37

muscle weakness

Question 38

par/a- | prefix

Answer 38

near; beside; abnormal; apart for; along side

Question 39

-esis | suffix

Answer 39

action; condition; state of

Question 40

**paresis** | full term

Answer 40

muscle weakness; partial paralysis

Question 41

inter- | prefix

Answer 41

between

Question 42

cost | word root

Answer 42

rib

Question 43

**intercostal** | full term

Answer 43

(pertaining to) muscles between the ribs

Question 44

-ology | suffix

Answer 44

the study of

Question 45

**kinesiology** | full term

Answer 45

study of movement

Question 46

bi-, bin- | prefix

Answer 46

two

Question 47

later | word root

Answer 47

side

Question 48

**bilateral** | full term

Answer 48

pertaining to two sides

Question 49

uni- | prefix

Answer 49

one

Question 50

**unilateral** | full term

Answer 50

pertaning to one side

Question 51

*RICE* | acronym

Answer 51

rest, ice, compression, elevation

Question 52

*DJD* | acronym

Answer 52

degenerative joint disease

Question 53

*UE, LE, LLE, RLE, LUE, RUE* | acronyms

Answer 53

upper extremity, lower extremity, left lower extremity, right lower extremity, left upper extremity, right upper extremity

Question 54

*ACL* | acronym

Answer 54

anterior cruiciate ligament

Question 55

*ADLs* | acronym

Answer 55

acivities of daily living

Question 56

*LBP* | acronym

Answer 56

low back pain

Question 57

ten, tend, tendin | word parts

Answer 57

tendons: attach muscle to bone

Question 58

ligament | word parts

Answer 58

ligament: attach bone to bone

Question 59

-spasm | word parts

Answer 59

involuntary muscle contraction

Question 60

-scope | word parts

Answer 60

used for visual examination

Question 61

-scopy | word parts

Answer 61

visual examination

Question 62

-tomy | word parts

Answer 62

cutting

Question 63

-meter | word parts

Answer 63

instrument used to measure

Question 64

ante- | word parts

Answer 64

before

Question 65

contra- | word parts

Answer 65

against

Question 66

ecto-, exo-, extra | word parts

Answer 66

outside

Question 67

hyper- | word parts

Answer 67

above

Question 68

infra- | word parts

Answer 68

under, below

Question 69

iso- | word parts

Answer 69

equal

Question 70

macro- | word parts

Answer 70

large

Question 71

re- | word parts

Answer 71

back

Question 72

pre- | word parts

Answer 72

before

Question 73

tri- | word parts

Answer 73

three