Chapter 14 - Med Term

Electr/o

Electricity, Electrical Activity

Fasci/o

Fascia

Fibr/o

Fibrous Connective Tissue

Kinesi/o

Movement, Motion

Kyph/o

Hump

Lamin/o

Lamina

Leimy/o

Smooth Muscle

Myos/o

Muscle

Myocardi/o

Heart Muscle

Plant/o

Sole Of Foot

Rhabd/o

Red Shaped, Striated

Sarc/o

Flesh, Connective Tissue

Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o

Tendon

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Instrument Used To Cut

Abduction

Movement of a limb or other part away from the midline

Adduction

Movement of a body part towards the midline

Ataxia

Lack of muscle control/coordination of voluntary movement

Atrophy

Gradually wasting away

Bradykinesia

Slow movement

Contracture

Permanent tightening of a muscle, tendon, skin

Dorsiflexion

Backward bending of a hand or foot

Dysarthria

Slurred/slow speech

Dyskinesia

Impairment of movement

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Dystrophy

Disorder of an organ/tissue weakening

Electromyography

Diagnostic test measuring electrical activity of muscles

Eversion

Action of turning outward sole of foot away from midline

Extension

Straightening movement increasing the angle between body parts

Flexion

Action of bending or being bent of a limb/joint

Fibromyoalgia

Disorder of musculoskeletal pain with fatigue, sleep, memory, mood

Hemiplegia

Paralysis on one side of the body

Hyperkinesia

Excessive movement

Hypertrophy

Enlargement of an organ from increased size of cells

Inversion

Turning inward sole of foot towards midline

Kinesologists

Specialist who studies human movement

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Medical imaging technique to form pictures of a&p process of the body

Muscular Dystrophy

Group of diseases that can cause progressive weakness

Myalgia

Pain in the muscles or group if muscles

Myasthenia

Muscle weakness

Myasthenia Gravis

Chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles

Myorrhaphy

Surgical suturing of a muscle

Neurologists

Specialist who studies and treats nervous system problems

Orthopedists

Medical doctors who specialize in skeletal deformalities

Paralysis

Lose the ability to move

Paraplegia

Paralysis in the legs/lower body, typically caused by spinal injury

Polymyositis

Inflammation of many muscles

Pronation

Act of turning palm downward

Ptosis

Drooping of upper eyelid due to paralysis or disease

Quadriplegia

Paralysis of all four limbs

Rhabdomyolysis

Serious syndrome due to direct/indirect muscle injury, resulting from death of muscle fibers

ROM

Rang Of Motion Testing

Procedure measuring extent of movement in a particular joint

Rotation

Circular movement around a central point

Skeletal Muscle

Voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton

Spasticity

Feature of altered skeletal muscle performance combo of paralysis

Sprain

Injury due to ligaments being twisted or wrenched

Supination

Act of turning palm upwards

Tendonitis

Inflammation of the tendon

Tenomyoplasty

Surgical repair of muscles and tendon

Tenorrhaphy

Surgical suturing of a tendon