Combining Form
ambul/o
to walk or move about
ambi-
both sides
-algia
pain
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
abduction
Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
dextr/o
to the right
dys-
painful;difficult
-asthenia
ADL
amb
activities of daily living
ambulate (walk)
extension
The straightening of a limb after it has been flexed
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
tachy-
fast
-gram
-graphy
record; image
process of recording
IM
EMG
DMD
intramuscular
electromyogram
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
supination
Rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face upward
rhabdo/o
rod-shaped
quadri-
four
-dynia
pain
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
adduction
Movement of a body part toward the midline of the body
sarc/o
vers/o
flesh/connective tissue
turn;turning
circum-
around
-malacia
-plegia
-rrhexis
softening
paralysis
rupture
CAT
AP
computerized axial tomography
anteroposterior
pronation
Rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face downward