muscular system word parts

a-

absence of, without

ab-

away from

ad-

towards

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal. laboured

hyper-

above, excessive

inter-

between

intra-

within, in

poly-

many, much

sub-

below, under

supra-

above

sym-, syn-

together, joined

kinesi/o

movement, motion

my/o, myos/o

muscle

radic/o

nerve root

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

ten/o, tendin/o, tend/o

tendon

-al, -ar, -ic,

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal, cutting out

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

loosening, separating, dissolution

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumour

-osis

abnormal condition

-penia

abnormal reduction

-physis

growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

-sarcoma

malignant tumour

-schisis

split, fissure

-scopy

process of viewing, visual examination

-tomy

incision, cut into

-trophy

nourishment, development