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1
Q

-ics

A

knowledge or practice

2
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Brachii

A

the arm

3
Q

bi-

A

two

4
Q

-ceps

A

head

5
Q

brachi/o-

A

arm

6
Q

radi/o-

A

radium

7
Q

-alis

A

pertaining to

8
Q

extens/o-

A

straightening

9
Q

-or

A

person or thing that produces or does

10
Q

flex/o-

A

bending

11
Q

temporalis

A

temporal bone of the cranium

12
Q

tempor/o-

A

temple side of the head

13
Q

-alis

A

pertaining to

14
Q

tri-

A

three

15
Q

-ceps

A

head

16
Q

Abduction

A

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

17
Q

ab-

A

away from

18
Q

duct/o-

A

bring or move; a duct

19
Q

Adduction

A

moving a body part toward the midline of the body

20
Q

ad-

A

toward

21
Q

roataion

A

moving a body part around its axis

22
Q

rotat/o-

A

rotate

23
Q

supination

A

turning the palm of the hand upward

24
Q

sipinat/o-

A

lying on the back

25
Q

pronation

A

turning the palm of the hand downward

26
Q

pronat/o-

A

lying face down

27
Q

atrophy

A

muscle wasting

28
Q

avulsion

A

muscle tears way from the tendon or the tendon tears wat from the bone

29
Q

fasciotomy

A

procedure to cut into the thin connective tissue

30
Q

fibromyalgia

A

widespread pain

31
Q

fibr.o-

A

fiber

32
Q

my/o-

A

muscle

33
Q

alg/o-

A

pain

34
Q

myalgia

A

muscle pain

35
Q

polymyalgia

A

pain in several muscle groups

36
Q

Torticolllis

A

painful contracture of the muscles one side of the neck

37
Q

Ataxia

A

inability to coordinate voluntary movements, walks with an uncoordinated gait

38
Q

Gait

A

a manner of walking or moving on foot

39
Q

-clonus

A

rapid contracting and relaxing when an individual attempts movement there is difficulty controlling the voluntary muscles

40
Q

Athetoid movements

A

slow, purposeless writhing of the hands

41
Q

tremor

A

shaking continuously