Anatomy & Physiology
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Combining forms
Abbreviations
Directional Motion
100

Type of body tissue made up of bundles of fibers held together by connective tissue.

What is the Muscle?

100

Surgical Repair of a muscle.

What is Myoplasty?

100

fibr/o

What is fiber?

100

The meaning of EMG

What is electromyogram?

100

Movement toward the midline of the body

What is rotation?

200

Three types of muscle tissue in the body.

What are Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac?

200

Pertaining to muscle

What is Muscular?

200

rhabd/o

What is rod-shaped?

200

The meaning of ROM

What is range of motion?

200

Rotational movement in which the palm moves to face downward

What is pronation?

300

Muscles that are controlled consciously.

What is Voluntary?

300

Process of leading toward

What is adduction?

300

lei/o

What is smooth?

300

The meaning of NSAID

What is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug?

300

Rotation of a limb, as if drawing a circle

What is circumduction

400

The ability of muscle to shorten.

What is contractility?

400

Pertaining to the sole of the foot.

What is plantar?

400

articul/o

What is joint?

400

The meaning of CTS

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

400

Rotational movement in which the palm moves to face upward

What is Supination?

500

The attachment site of a muscle that does not move when the muscle contracts.

What is Origin?

500

Inflammation of the tendon

What is tendonitis?

500

tens/o

What is stretched; strained?

500

The meaning of DMD

What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

500

Straightening of a limb

What is extension?

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