combining words
Suffix
Muscle Action
prefix
terminology
100

To stretch out

extens/o

100

tone

tonia

100

movement away from the body

Abduction

100

Against

Anti

100
bone

osteo

200

To bend

Flex/o

200

pertaining to development

trophic

200

Act of bending

Flexion

200

away from

ab

200

stomach

gastro

300

muscle

muscul/o

300

Movement

kinesia

300

Brings limb into a straight condition

extension

300

around

circum

300

lungs

pulmonary

400

Sole of foot

plant/o

400

Action,condition

ion

400
to raise

Elevation

400

toward

ad

400

kidney

renal

500

To turn

vers/o

500

blast

germ

500

turning inward

inversion

500

outward

e

500

skin

derma

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