Combining Forms
Inflammation of several voluntary muscles
What is polymyositis
Surgical binding or fusion of a tendon to a bone
What is tendodesis
Term that means decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint.
What is flexion
What is hypotonia
Surgical suturing of a torn tendon
What is tendorrhaphy
Suffix that means paralysis
What is -plegia
Term that means movement of a body part around an axis
What is rotation
The breakdown or shrinking of muscle tissue due to pathology or lack of use
What is atrophy
Term that means surgical incision into a muscle
What is myotomy
Combining form that means coordination
What is tax/o
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
Weakness on one side of the body
What is hemiparesis
Surgical repair of fascia
What is fascioplasty
Combining form that means stretching, tone, tension
What is ton/o
Suffix that means abnormal condition or disease
What is -ia
Condition of slow movement, often seen in Parkinson's Disease
What is bradykinesia
Surgical procedure to release adhesions of a tendon
What is tenolysis