muscular terms & abbrev Flashcards
1
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articul/o
A
joint
2
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ducto/o
A
to lead; carry
3
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fasci/o
A
fibrous band; fascia
4
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flex/o
A
bend
5
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kines/o; kinis/o
A
movement
6
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
7
Q
my/o; myo/s
A
muscle
8
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plant/o
A
sole of foot
9
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radi/o
A
x-ray
10
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tax/o
A
coordination; order
11
Q
son/o
A
sound
12
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rhabd/o
A
rod shaped
13
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ten/o; tendin/o; tendon/o
A
tendon
14
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tens/o
A
stretched; strained
15
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ton/o
A
tone; tension
16
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vers/o
A
turn; turning
17
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ab-
A
away; away from
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ad-
A
toward
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brady-
A
slow
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hyper-
A
above
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hypo-
A
below
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par-; para-
A
near, alongside, beyond, abnormal
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tachy-
A
fast
24
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-cele
A
hernia; swelling; protrusion
25
-asthenia
weakness
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-ceps
heads
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-dynia
pain
28
-esthesia
sensation
29
-gram
record; image
30
-graphy
process of recording
31
-ion
process; state; condition
32
-lysis
breakdown; suffering; loosening
33
-paresis
weakness
34
-plegia
paralysis
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
36
-rrhexis
rupture
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-tonia
tone, tension
38
-trophy
condition of growth or development
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amb
ambulate (walk)
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CAT
computerized axial tomography
41
CFT
certified fitness trainer
42
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
43
CTS
carpel tunnel syndrome
44
DMD
Duchene muscular dystrophy
45
DTR
deep tendon reflex
46
EMG
electromyogram
47
IM
intramuscular
48
MD
muscular dystrophy
49
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
50
NMI
nuclear medicine imaging
51
OTC
over-the-counter
52
PCN
penicillin
53
PCP
primary care physician
54
PFT
primary fitness trainer
55
PT
physical therapy
56
Q2-3H
every two or three hours
57
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
58
RMS
rhabdomyosarcoma
59
ROM
range of motion
