Word Parts
What combining form means muscle?
my/o
What term means decreasing the angle at a joint?
flexion
What term means the rupture or tearing of muscle tissue?
myorrhexis
What procedure is the surgical suturing of a muscle?
myorraphy
What term is sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle?
spasm
What suffix means tumor, cyst, or hernia?
-cele
What term means movement toward the midline?
adduction
What term means pain in a muscle?
myalgia
What term is a soft-tissue manipulation used to ease pain?
myofascial release
What term means paralysis of all four extremities?
quadriplegia
What suffix means paralysis?
-plegia
What attaches a muscle to bone or to another muscle?
tendon
What term means inflammation of a fascia?
fasciitis
What procedure is a surgical incision through the fascia?
fasciotomy
What term is also known as hyperactivity?
hyperkinesia
What combining form means movement?
kinesi/o
What are also known as voluntary muscles?
striated
What term is also known as tennis elbow?
epicondylitis
What procedure is the surgical incision into a muscle?
myotomy
What term means pain in the leg muscles during exercise?
intermittent claudication
What combining form means coordination?
tax/o
What term means a ring-like muscle?
sphincter
What term is also known as hiccups?
singultus
What procedure means suturing a tendon's divided ends?
tenorrhaphy
What term is also known as wryneck?
spasmodic torticollis