Muscular system Flashcards
1
Q
ambul/o
A
to walk or move about
2
Q
articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
4
Q
card/o, cardi/o
A
heart
5
Q
dextr/o
A
to the right
6
Q
duct/o
A
to lead; to carry
7
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
8
Q
fasci/o
A
fibrous band; fascia
9
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
10
Q
flex/o
A
to bend
11
Q
kines/o, kinesi/o
A
movement
12
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
13
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
14
Q
my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
15
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
16
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
17
Q
orth/o
A
straight; normal
18
Q
ped/o
A
child; foot
19
Q
plant/o
A
sole of the feet
20
Q
radi/o
A
X-rays
21
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped
22
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh; connective tissue
23
Q
son/o
A
sound
24
Q
tax/o, taxi/o
A
coordination; order
25
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
tendon
26
tens/o
stretched; strained
27
therm/o
hot; heat
28
ton/o
tone; tension
29
vers/o
turn; turning
30
a-, an-
not; without
31
ab-
away; away from
32
ad-
toward
33
ambi-
both sides
34
ante-
before
35
bi-
two; both
36
brady-
slow
37
circum-
around
38
dorsi-
back
39
dys-
painful; difficult
40
e-, ex-
out; away from
41
hemi-
half
42
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
43
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
44
in-
in; into; not
45
par-, para-
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
46
quadri-
four
47
semi-
half
48
tachy-
fast
49
tri-
three
50
-ac, -al, -ar, -ic
pertaining to
51
-algia
pain
52
-asthenia
weakness
53
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusions
54
-ceps
heads (attachments)
55
-dynia
pain
56
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
57
-esthesia
sensation
58
-gram
record; image
59
-graphy
process of recording
60
-ia
condition
61
-ion
process; state; condition
62
-itis
inflammation
63
-logy
study of
64
-lysis
breakdown; separation; loosening
65
-malacia
softening
66
-oma
tumor; mass
67
-paresis
weakness
68
-penia
deficiency
69
-plasty
surgical repair
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
-trophy
condition of growth or development
77
ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
78
ADL
activities of daily living
79
amb
ambulate (walk)
80
AP
anteroposterior
81
c/o
complains of; complaining of
82
CAT
computerized axial tomography
83
CFT
certified fitness trainer
84
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
85
CT
computed tomography; computerized tomography
86
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
87
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
88
DTR
deep tendon reflex
89
EMG
electromyogram
90
h
hour(s)
91
Hx; hx
history
92
IM
intramuscular
93
L
left
94
LCL
lateral collateral ligament (Figure 5.23)
95
MCL
medial collateral ligament (Figure 5.23)
96
MD
muscular dystrophy
97
mg
milligram(s)
98
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
99
N/A
not applicable
100
NMI
nuclear medicine imaging
101
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
102
OTC
over-the-counter
103
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament (Figure 5.23)
104
PCN
penicillin
105
PCP
primary care physician
106
PFT
personal fitness trainer
107
PRN, p.r.n.
as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
108
PT
physical therapy
109
Pt, pt.
patient
110
Q2-3H
every two or three hours
111
Q8H
every eight hours (from the Latin quaque octava hora)
112
R
right
113
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
114
RMS
rhabdomyosarcoma
115
ROM
range of motion
116
wt
weight
117
y/o
years old; year-old (as in 18-year-old)
