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Muscular System Root Words (bi-: twice, double, two (bicuspid: having two…
Muscular System Root Words
bi-:
twice, double, two
bicuspid:
having two flaps/cusps
biallelic:
both alternative forms of a gene
-cele:
hernia, tumor, swelling
cystocele:
bulge of the bladder into the vagina
hematocele:
swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity
dys-:
bad, difficult, or painful
dyskinesia:
impairment of voluntary movement
dyspepsia: indigestion
fasci/o:
fibrous tissue, fiber
fasciitis:
inflammation of tissue
fascia:
thin sheath of tissue enclosing an organ/muscle
fibr/o:
fibrous tissue, fiber
fibromyalgia syndrome:
widespread muscle pain
fibroblast:
cell in connective tissue that produces collagen & other fibers
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ia:
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
hemiplegia:
paralysis of one side of the body
hernia:
bulging of a tissue and organ through an abnormal opening
-ic:
pertaining to
quadriplegic:
paralysis of all four limbs
osmics:
study of odors
-rrhexis:
rupture
angiorrhexis:
rupture of a vessel
cariorrhexis:
rupture of the heart wall
kines/o, kinesi/o:
movement
kinesthetic learning:
learning by movement
hyperkinesia:
muscle spasm
my/o:
muscle
myoclonus:
muscle spasms of groups of muscles
myology:
study of muscles
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plegia:
paralysis, stroke
paraplegia:
paralysis of lower body and legs
quadrilplegia:
paralysis of all four limbs
tax/o:
coordination, order
chemotaxis:
movement of a cell in a certain direction corresponding to an increase of a concentration of a particular substance
antaxia:
loss of control of bodily movements
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o:
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
tenolysis:
releasing of a tendon
tendinitis:
inflammation of a tendon
ton/o:
tone, stretching, tension
amytonia:
absence of muscle tone
aerotonometer:
instrument used to measure partial pressures in blood
tri-:
three
tricuspid valve:
valve with three parts
triadelphous:
stamens that are bound together in three bundles