muscular terms & abbrev Flashcards

1
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articul/o

A

joint

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2
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ducto/o

A

to lead; carry

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3
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fasci/o

A

fibrous band; fascia

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4
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flex/o

A

bend

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5
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kines/o; kinis/o

A

movement

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6
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lei/o

A

smooth

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7
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my/o; myo/s

A

muscle

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8
Q

plant/o

A

sole of foot

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9
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radi/o

A

x-ray

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10
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tax/o

A

coordination; order

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11
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son/o

A

sound

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12
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rhabd/o

A

rod shaped

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13
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ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o

A

tendon

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14
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tens/o

A

stretched; strained

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15
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ton/o

A

tone; tension

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16
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vers/o

A

turn; turning

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17
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ab-

A

away; away from

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18
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ad-

A

toward

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19
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brady-

A

slow

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20
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hyper-

A

above

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21
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hypo-

A

below

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22
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par-; para-

A

near, alongside, beyond, abnormal

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23
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tachy-

A

fast

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24
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-cele

A

hernia; swelling; protrusion

25
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

26
Q

-ceps

A

heads

27
Q

-dynia

A

pain

28
Q

-esthesia

A

sensation

29
Q

-gram

A

record; image

30
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

31
Q

-ion

A

process; state; condition

32
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown; suffering; loosening

33
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

34
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

35
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

36
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

37
Q

-tonia

A

tone, tension

38
Q

-trophy

A

condition of growth or development

39
Q

amb

A

ambulate (walk)

40
Q

CAT

A

computerized axial tomography

41
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CFT

A

certified fitness trainer

42
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

43
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CTS

A

carpel tunnel syndrome

44
Q

DMD

A

Duchene muscular dystrophy

45
Q

DTR

A

deep tendon reflex

46
Q

EMG

A

electromyogram

47
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

48
Q

MD

A

muscular dystrophy

49
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

50
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NMI

A

nuclear medicine imaging

51
Q

OTC

A

over-the-counter

52
Q

PCN

A

penicillin

53
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PCP

A

primary care physician

54
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PFT

A

primary fitness trainer

55
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PT

A

physical therapy

56
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Q2-3H

A

every two or three hours

57
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RICE

A

rest, ice, compression, elevation

58
Q

RMS

A

rhabdomyosarcoma

59
Q

ROM

A

range of motion