med terms muscular system

a-

absence of, without

ab-

away from

ad-

towards

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal, labored

hyper-

above, excessive

inter-

between

intra-

within, in

poly-

many, much

sub-

below, under

supra-

above

sym-, syn-

together, joined

ankyl/o

stiff or bent

fasci/o

fascia, forms sheaths enveloping muscles

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/p

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

plant/o

sole of the foot

rhabdomy/o

skeletal striated muscle connected to bones

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

ten/o, tendin/o, tend/o

tendon

-al, -ar, -ac

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, radiogrpahic image

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

loosening, separating, disoslution

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-penia

abnormal reduction

-physis

growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrphahy

suturing, repairing

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-schisis

split, fissure

-scopy

process of viewing, visual examination

-tome

instrument used to cut

-tomy

incision, cut into

-trophy

nourishment, development`

bradykinesia

condition of slow movement

dyskinesia

condition of difficult movement

dystrophy

abnormal development

electromyogram

record of the electricity of the muscle

fibromyalgia

pain in the fibers of muscles

hyperkinesia

condition of excessive movement

hypertrophy

excessive development

myalgia

painful muscles

myasthenia

muscle weakness

myeloma

tumor in the spinal cord

myorrhaphy

suturing of a muscle

polymyositis

inflammation of many muscles

rhabdomyolysis

dissolution of a striated muscle

tendinitis

inflammation of the tendon

tenomyoplasty

surgical repair of the tendon and muscle

tenorrhaphy

suturing of a tendon

ACL

anterior cruciate ligament

AROM

active range of motion

BKA

below knee amputation

BMD

bone mineral density

Ca

calcium

CK

creatine kinase

CTS

carpal tunnel syndrome

DC

doctor of chiropractic

DEXA or DXA

dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

DO

doctor of osteopathy

EMG

electromyogram

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

IM

intramuscular

MD

muscular dystrophy

MG

myasthenia gravis

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

OA

osteoarthritis

ortho

orthopedics

OT

occupational therapist

p

pulse

PT

physical therapist

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

ROM

range of motion

THR

total hip replacement

TKR

total knee replacement

TMJ

temporomandibular joint