Muscular System

Question 1

Ambul/o

Answer 1

to walk or move about

Question 2

Articul/o

Answer 2

joint

Question 3

Brachi/o

Answer 3

arm

Question 4

Card/o or Cardi/o

Answer 4

heart

Question 5

Dextr/o

Answer 5

to the right

Question 6

Duct/o

Answer 6

to lead; carry

Question 7

Electr/o

Answer 7

electricity

Question 8

Fasci/o

Answer 8

fibrous band; fascia

Question 9

Fibr/o

Answer 9

fiber

Question 10

Flex/o

Answer 10

to bend

Question 11

Kines/o or Kinesi/o

Answer 11

movement

Question 12

Lei/o

Answer 12

smooth

Question 13

Muscul/o

Answer 13

muscle

Question 14

My/o or Myos/o

Answer 14

muscle

Question 15

Myocardi/o

Answer 15

heart muscle

Question 16

Neur/o

Answer 16

nerve

Question 17

Orth/o

Answer 17

straight; normal

Question 18

Ped/o

Answer 18

child; foot

Question 19

Plant/o

Answer 19

sole of the foot

Question 20

Radi/o

Answer 20

X-Rays

Question 21

Rhabd/o

Answer 21

rod shaped

Question 22

Sarc/o

Answer 22

flesh; connective tissue

Question 23

Son/o

Answer 23

sound

Question 24

Tax/o, Taxi/o

Answer 24

coordination; order

Question 25

Ten/o, Tendin/o, Tendon/o

Answer 25

Tendon

Question 26

Tens/o

Answer 26

stretched; strained

Question 27

Therm/o

Answer 27

hot; heat

Question 28

Ton/o

Answer 28

tone; tension

Question 29

Vers/o

Answer 29

turn; turning

Question 30

a-, an-

Answer 30

not; without

Question 31

ab-

Answer 31

away; away from

Question 32

ad-

Answer 32

toward

Question 33

ambi-

Answer 33

both sides

Question 34

ante-

Answer 34

before

Question 35

bi-

Answer 35

two; both

Question 36

brady-

Answer 36

slow

Question 37

circum-

Answer 37

around

Question 38

dorsi-

Answer 38

back

Question 39

dys-

Answer 39

painful; difficult

Question 40

e-, ex-

Answer 40

out; away from

Question 41

hemi-

Answer 41

half

Question 42

hyper-

Answer 42

above; above normal; excessive

Question 43

hypo-

Answer 43

below; below normal; deficient

Question 44

in-

Answer 44

in; into; not

Question 45

par-, para-

Answer 45

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

Question 46

quadri-

Answer 46

four

Question 47

semi-

Answer 47

half

Question 48

tachy-

Answer 48

fast

Question 49

tri-

Answer 49

three

Question 50

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic

Answer 50

pertaining to

Question 51

-algia

Answer 51

pain

Question 52

-asthenia

Answer 52

weakness

Question 53

-cele

Answer 53

hernia; swelling; protrusion

Question 54

-ceps

Answer 54

heads (attachments)

Question 55

-dynia

Answer 55

pain

Question 56

-ectomy

Answer 56

surgical removal; excision

Question 57

-esthesia

Answer 57

sensation

Question 58

-gram

Answer 58

record; image

Question 59

-graphy

Answer 59

process of recording

Question 60

-ia

Answer 60

condition

Question 61

-ion

Answer 61

process; state; condition

Question 62

-itis

Answer 62

inflammation

Question 63

-logy

Answer 63

study of

Question 64

-lysis

Answer 64

breakdown; separation; loosening

Question 65

-malacia

Answer 65

softening

Question 66

-oma

Answer 66

tumor; mass

Question 67

-paresis

Answer 67

weakness

Question 68

-penia

Answer 68

deficiency

Question 69

-plasty

Answer 69

surgical

Question 70

-plegia

Answer 70

paralysis

Question 71

-plegic

Answer 71

pertaining to paralysis

Question 72

-rrhexis

Answer 72

rupture

Question 73

-scope

Answer 73

instrument used to view

Question 74

-scopy

Answer 74

visual examination using a scope

Question 75

-tomy

Answer 75

process of cutting; incision

Question 76

-tonia

Answer 76

tone; tension

Question 77

-trophy

Answer 77

condition of growth or development

Question 78

ACL

Answer 78

anterior cruciate ligament

Question 79

ADL

Answer 79

activities of daily living

Question 80

amb

Answer 80

ambulate (walk)

Question 81

AP

Answer 81

anteroposterior

Question 82

c/o

Answer 82

complains of; complaining of

Question 83

CAT

Answer 83

computerized axial tomography

Question 84

CFT

Answer 84

certified fitness trainer

Question 85

CPR

Answer 85

cardiopulmonary resucitation

Question 86

CT

Answer 86

computed tomography; computerized tomography

Question 87

CTS

Answer 87

carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 88

DMD

Answer 88

duchenne muscular dystophy

Question 89

DTR

Answer 89

deep tendon reflex

Question 90

EMG

Answer 90

electromyogram

Question 91

h

Answer 91

hour(s)

Question 92

Hx, hx

Answer 92

history

Question 93

IM

Answer 93

intramuscular

Question 94

L

Answer 94

left

Question 95

LCL

Answer 95

lateral collateral ligament

Question 96

MCL

Answer 96

medial collateral ligament

Question 97

MD

Answer 97

muscular dystrophy

Question 98

mg

Answer 98

milligram(s)

Question 99

MRI

Answer 99

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 100

N/A

Answer 100

not applicable

Question 101

NMI

Answer 101

nucear medicine imaging

Question 102

NSAID

Answer 102

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 103

OTC

Answer 103

over-the-counter

Question 104

PCL

Answer 104

posterior cruciate ligament

Question 105

PCN

Answer 105

penicillin

Question 106

PCP

Answer 106

primary care physician

Question 107

PFT

Answer 107

personal fitness trainer

Question 108

PRN, p.r.n.

Answer 108

as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)

Question 109

PT

Answer 109

physical therapy

Question 110

Pt, pt.

Answer 110

patient

Question 111

Q2-3H

Answer 111

every 2 or 3 hours

Question 112

Q8H

Answer 112

every eight hours (from the Latin quaque octava hora)

Question 113

R

Answer 113

right

Question 114

RICE

Answer 114

rest, ice, compression, elevation

Question 115

RMS

Answer 115

rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 116

ROM

Answer 116

range of motion

Question 117

wt

Answer 117

weight

Question 118

y/o

Answer 118

years old; year-old (as in 18-year-old)