Combining Forms
Suffixes
Movement Terms
Muscle Names
Word Building
100
Combining form that means muscle
What is my/o
100
Suffix that means hernia
What is -cele
100
Term that means the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.
What is Abduction
100
The muscle that is used to move the lower jaw up to close the mouth when chewing
What is masseter
100
Term that means the rupture or tearing of a muscle
What is myorhexis
200
Combining form that means fibrous tissue or fiber
What is fibr/0
200
Suffix that means pertaining to
What is -ic
200
Term that means decreasing the angel between two bones by bending a limb at a joint.
What is flexion
200
Muscle that is used to turn the head side to side
What is sternocleidomastoid
200
Term that means an inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint
What is tendonitis
300
Combining form that means movement
What is kines/o or kinesi/o
300
Suffix that means paralysis or stroke
What is -plegia
300
Term that means a circular movement around an axis
What is rotation
300
Muscle that is located in the anterior upper arm and is used to flex the elbow
What is biceps brachii
300
Term that means the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
What is ataxia
400
Combining form that means coordination or order
What is tax/o
400
Suffix that means rupture
What is -rrhexis
400
Term that means the act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned forward or upward
What is supination
400
Muscle that is used to extend the leg at the knee
What is rectus femoris
400
Term that means lacking normal muscle tone or strength
What is atonic
500
Combining form that means stretching, tone, tension
What is ton/o
500
Suffix that means abnormal condition or disease and is the plural of -ium
What is -ia
500
Term that means the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle
What is dorsiflexion
500
Muscle used to raise and lower the eyebrows
What is frontalis
500
Medical term meaning the distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as a tic or spasm
What is dyskenesia
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