Muscular system Flashcards
ambul/o
to walk or move about
articul/o
joint
abrachi/o
arm
car/o, cardi/o
heart
dextr/o
to the right
duct/o
to lead/carry
electr/o
electricity
fasci/o
fibrous band/fascia
fibr/o
fiber
flex/o
to bend
kines.o, kinesi/o
movement
lei/o
smooth
muscul/o
muscle
my/o, myos/o
muscel
myocardi/o
heart muscle
neur/o
nerve
orth/o
straight/normal
ped/o
foot/child
plant/o
sole of foot
radi/o
X-rays
sarc/o
flesh/connective tissue
rhabd/o
rod-shaped
son/o
sound
tax/o, tendin/o tendon/o
tendon
tens/o
stretched/strained
therm/o
hot, heat
ton/o
tone; tension
vers/o
turn; turning
a-, an-
not; without
ab-
away
ad-
toward
ambi-
both sides
ante-
before
bi-
two/ both
brady-
slow
circum-
around
dorsi-
back
dys-
painful; difficult
e, ex-
out/ away from
hemi-
half
hyper-
above; above normal ; excessive
hypo-
below;below normal; deficient
in-
in; into; not
par-, para-
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
quadri-
four
semi-
half
tachy-
fast
tri-
three
-ac, -al, -ar, -ic
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrution
-ceps
heads (attachments)
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
removal
-esthesia
sensation
-gram
record; image
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-ion
process; state; condition
-itis
inflamtation
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown; speration; loosening
-malcia
softning
-oma
tumor
-paresis
weakness
-penia
defienc
-plasty
surgical repair
-pelgia
paralysis
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
-rrhexis
rupture
-scope
instrument used to view
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
-tonia
tone;tension
-trophy
condition of growth or develepment
LCL
lateral collateral ligament (figure 5.23)
MCL
medical collateral ligament (figure 5.23)
MD
muscular dystrophy
mg
milligrams
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
N/A
not applicable
NMI
nuclaroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OTC
over-the-counter
PCL
posterior cruciae ligament (figure 5.23)
PCN
penicillin
PCP
primary care physician
PFT
personal fitness trainer
PRN, p.r.n.
as needed (fro the latin pro re nata)
PT
physical therapy
Pt, pt.
Patient
Q2-3H
every eight hours (from the latin quague octava hora)
R
right
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
RMS
rhabdomyosarcoma
ROM
range of motion
wt
weight
y/o
years old; year-old (as in 18-years-old)
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament (figure 5.23)
ADL
activities of daily living
amb
ambulate (walk)
AP
anteroposterior
c/o
complains of; complaining of
CAT
computerized axial tomgraphy
CFT
certified fitness trainer
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT
compted tomography; computerized tomography
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrom
DMD
duchenne muscular dystrophy
DTR
deep tendon reflex
EMG
electromyogram
h
hour(s)
Hx,hx
history
IM
intramuscular
L
Left