Word Part
What combining form means muscle
my/o
What term means decreasing angle at a joint?
flexion
What term means the inflammation of the plantar fascia?
plantar fasciitis
what procedure is the surgical suturing of a muscle?
myorrhaphy
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 extremeties?
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 fascia?
fasciotomy
what terms is also known as hyperactivity?
What combining form means movement?
kinesi/o or kines/o
What are the dark lines in muscle tissue called?
striations
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 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?
torticollis