Muscular System Prefixs, combining vowels. and suffixs

ab-

away from

ad-

towards

supra-

above

sym-

together, joined

syn

together, joined

ankyl/o

stiff or bent

fasci/o

fascia (sheaths enveloping muscles)

fibr/o

fibrous connective tissue

kinesi/o

movement

kyph/o

hunch

lamin/o

lamina (thin,flat plate or layer)

leimy/o

smooth muscle that lines the walls of interal organs

my/o

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

myos/o

muscle

plant/o

sole of the foot

rhabdomy/o

skeltal muscle connected to bones

sacr/o

flesh, connective tissue

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-desis

surgial fixation, fusion

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal, cutting out

-gram

the record radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

dissoultion loosening, seperating

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-physis

growth

-plasty

surgial repair

-rrhaphy

sutrting, repairing

-sacroma

malignat tumor

-schisis

split, fissure

-scopy

process of viewing, visul examination

-tome

insturment used to cut

-tomy

incision, cut into

-trophy

nourishment, development