Chapter 4 Terms List

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering medical terms, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms from Chapter 4.

bi-

two

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

fasci/o

fascia, fibrous band

fibr/o

fibrous tissue, fiber

-ia

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

-ic

pertaining to

kines/o, kinesi/o

movement

my/o

muscle

-plegia

paralysis, stroke

-rrhexis

rupture

tax/o

coordination, order

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

ton/o

tone, stretching, tension

tri-

three

dyskinesia

distortion or impairment of voluntary movement

fasciitis

inflammation of fascia

myocele

herniation (protrusion) of muscle tissue through a tear in the fascia

myolysis

degeneration of muscle tissue

polymyositis

inflammation in many muscles