Prefixes & Combining Forms
Painful, difficult, abnormal, or labored
The prefix dys- means what?
Pain
The suffix -algia means what?
Muscle pain
Myalgia means what?
Range of Motion
ROM stands for?
Skeletal muscle
Muscle that controls voluntary movement?
Muscle
The combining form my/o refers to what?
Surgical removal or excision
The suffix -ectomy means what?
Grave or serious muscle weakness
Myasthenia gravis is defined as what?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CTS stands for?
Smooth muscle
Muscle found in internal organs?
Fascia (sheath covering muscles)
Fasci/o refers to what?
Nourishment or development
The suffix -trophy means what?
Progressive muscle weakness and degeneration
Muscular dystrophy causes what?
Electromyogram
EMG stands for?
Muscle that makes up the heart?
Within or inside
The prefix intra- means what?
Surgical repair
The suffix -plasty means what?
Breakdown of skeletal (striated) muscle tissue
Rhabdomyolysis involves what process?
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
NSAID stands for?
Sole of the foot
The plantar surface refers to?
Movement or motion
kinesi/o means what?
Suturing or repairing
The suffix -rrhaphy means what?
Wasting away or decrease in muscle size
Atrophy means what happens to muscle?
Muscular Dystrophy
MD stands for?
Hemiplegia
Paralysis affecting one side of the body is called what?