MED TERM CH14: word roots & analysis

bradykinesia

condition of slow movement (word)

fibromyalgia

pain in the fibrous connective tissue of muscles (word)

rhabdomyolysis

dissolution of striated skeletal muscle

dyskinesia

condition of difficult movement (word)

dystrophy

abnormal development (word)

electromyogram

record of electricity of the muscle (word)

hyperkinesia

condition of excessive movement (word)

hypertrophy

excessive development (word)

myalgia

painful muscles (word)

myasthenia

muscle weakness (word)

myeloma

tumor in the spinal cord (word)

myorrhaphy

suturing of a muscle (word)

polymyositis

inflammation of many muscles (word)

tendinitis

inflammation of tendon (word)

ankyl/o

stiff or bent

electr/o

electricity, electrical activity

fasci/o

fascia

fibr/o

fibrous connective tissue

kinesi/o

movement, motion

kyph/o

hump

lamin/o

lamina (thin, flat plate, or layer)

leimy/o

smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs

my/o, myos/o

muscle (2)

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

myocardi/o

heart muscle

plant/o

sole of the foot

rhabd/o

rod-shaped, striated

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon (3)