Muscular System Flashcards
(117 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
not; without
2
Q
ab-
A
away; away from
3
Q
ad-
A
toward
4
Q
ambi-
A
both sides
5
Q
ante-
A
before
6
Q
bi-
A
two; both
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Q
brady-
A
slow
8
Q
circum-
A
around
9
Q
dorsi-
A
back
10
Q
dys-
A
painful; difficult
11
Q
e-, ex-
A
out; away from
12
Q
hemi-
A
half
12
Q
hyper-
A
above; above normal; excessive
13
Q
hypo-
A
below; below normal; deficient
14
Q
in-
A
in; into; not
15
Q
par-, para-
A
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
16
Q
quadri-
A
four
17
Q
semi-
A
half
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Q
tachy-
A
fast
19
Q
tri-
A
three
20
Q
ambul/o
A
to walk or move about
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Q
articul/o
A
joint
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Q
brachi/o
A
arm
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Q
card/o, cardi/o
A
heart
24
dextr/o
to the right
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duct/o
to lead; to carry
26
electr/o
electricity
27
fasci/o
fibrous band; fascia
28
fibr/o
fiber
29
flex/o
to bend
30
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
31
lei/o
smooth
32
muscul/o
muscle
33
my/o, myos/o
muscle
34
myocardi/o
heart muscle
35
neur/o
nerve
36
orth/o
straight; normal
37
ped/o
child; foot
38
plant/o
sole of the foot
39
radi/o
X-rays
40
rhabd/o
rod-shaped
41
sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
42
son/o
sound
43
tax/o, taxi/o
coordination; order
44
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
tendon
45
tens/o
stretched; strained
46
therm/o
hot; heat
47
ton/o
tone; tension
48
vers/o
turn; turning
49
-ac, -al, -ar, -ic
pertaining to
50
-algia
pain
51
-asthenia
weakness
52
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusion
53
-ceps
heads (attachments)
54
-dynia
pain
55
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
56
-esthesia
sensation
57
-gram
record; image
58
-graphy
process of recording
59
-ia
condition
60
-ion
process; state; condition
61
-itis
inflammation
62
-logy
study of
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-lysis
breakdown; separation; loosening
64
-malacia
softening
65
-oma
tumor; mass
66
-paresis
weakness
67
-penia
deficiency
68
-plasty
surgical repair
69
-plegia
paralysis
70
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
71
-rrhexis
rupture
72
-scope
instrument used to view
73
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
74
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
75
-tonia
tone; tension
76
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
77
ADL
activities of daily living
78
amb
ambulate (walk)
79
AP
anteroposterior
80
c/o
complains of; complaining of
81
CAT
computerized axial tomography
82
CFT
certified fitness trainer
83
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
84
CT
computed tomography; computerized tomography
85
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
86
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
87
DTR
deep tendon reflex
88
EMG
electromyogram
89
h
hour(s)
90
Hx, hx
history
91
IM
intramuscular
92
L
left
93
LCL
lateral collateral ligament
94
MCL
medial collateral ligament
95
MD
muscular dystrophy
96
mg
milligram(s)
97
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
98
N/A
not applicable
99
NMI
nuclear medicine imaging
100
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
101
OTC
over-the-counter
102
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
103
PCN
penicillin
104
PCP
primary care physician
105
PFT
personal fitness trainer
106
PRN, p.r.n.
as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
107
PT
physical therapy
108
Pt, pt.
patient
109
Q2-3H
every two or three hours
110
Q8H
every eight hours (from the Latin quaque octava hora)
111
R
right
112
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
113
RMS
rhabdomyosarcoma
114
ROM
range of motion
115
wt
weight
116
y/o
years old; year-old (as in 18-year-old)
