Word Parts
MY/O
What combining form means muscle?
Flexion
What term means decreasing the angle at a joint?
Plantar Fasciitis
What term means the inflammation of the plantar fascia?
Adhesion
A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally. Adhesions can form in muscles or in internal organs, as the result of an injury or surgery.
Tenotomy
A surgical incision into a tendon.
Spasm
What term is sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle?
-CELE
What suffix means tumor, cyst, or hernia?
Adduction
What term means movement toward the midline?
Myalgia
What term means pain in a muscle?
Atrophy
Means weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures. Atrophy of a muscle or muscles can be caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time.
myotomy
What procedure is the surgical incision into a muscle?
Quadriplegia
What term means paralysis of all four extremities?
-PLEGIA
What suffix means paralysis?
Tendon
What attaches a muscle to bone or to another muscle?
Fasciitis
What term means inflammation of a fascia?
Myoclonus
The quick, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles.
Fasciotomy
What procedure is a surgical incision through the fascia?
Hyperkinesia
What term is also known as hyperactivity?
KINESI/O
What combining form means movement?
Striated
What are also known as voluntary muscles?
Epicondylitis
What term is also known as tennis elbow?
Polymyositis
A muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body (poly- means many, myos means muscle, and -itis means inflammation). The affected muscles are typically those closest to the trunk or torso, and the resulting weakness can be severe.
Myorrhaphy
What procedure is the surgical suturing of a muscle?
Intermittent claudication
What term means pain in the leg muscles during exercise?
TAX/O
What combining form means coordination?
Sphincter
What term means a ring-like muscle?
Singultus
What term is also known as hiccups?
Sarcopenia
The loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that come with aging (sarc/o means flesh, and -penia means deficiency). A weight or resistance training program can significantly improve muscle mass and slow, but not stop, this process.
Tenorrhaphy
What procedure means suturing a tendon's divided ends?
Myasthenia gravis
A chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles.
FASCI/O
Cover, support, and separate muscles.
Neuromuscular
Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle
(neur/o means nerve, muscul means muscle, and -ar means pertaining to)
Chronic fatigue syndrome
is a disorder of unknown cause that affects many body systems. This condition is sometimes known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.
CFS is a debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and may be made worse by physical or mental activity.
The symptoms of CFS are similar to those of fibromyalgia, and in fact the two diseases may be related.
Rhabdomyolysis
A serious syndrome that can result from a direct or indirect muscle injury (rhabdomy/o means striated muscle, and -lysis means breakdown). The death of muscle fibers releases their contents into the bloodstream, where they can lead to complications such as renal failure.
Myofascial release
What term is a soft-tissue manipulation used to ease pain?
Impingement syndrome
Inflammed and swollen tendons are caught in the narrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint.