Muscular System Terms to Know

Vocabulary flashcards covering muscular system word parts, meanings, and medical abbreviations directly from the lecture notes.

-asthenia

weakness; lack of strength

bi-

two

brady-

slow

-cele

Hernia, tumor, swelling

clono/o

violent action

fasci/o

Fascia, fibrous hand

fibr/o

fiber

hemi-

half

kines/o; kinesi/o

Movement

-lysis

destruction

-paresis

partial or incomplete paralysis

-plegia

paralysis, stroke

-penia

deficiency

tax/o

Coordination, order

ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o

tendon, stretch out, extend, Strain

ton/o

tone, tension, stretching

tri-

three

ROM

Range of Motion

PT

Physical therapist

AT

Athletic trainer

OT

Occupational therapist

ADL

Activities of daily life/living