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Combined Meaning of Key Word Parts
Pathology of the Muscular System
100
two
What is Bi-
100
tone
What is ton/o
100
hernia
What is -cele
100
an inability to coordinate the muscles on the execution of voluntary movement
What is ataxia
100
inflammation of the fascia
What is fasciitis
200
three
What is Tri-
200
tendon
What is ten/o, tend/o, and tendin/o
200
bind or tie together
What is -desis
200
means extreme slowness in movement
What is bradykinesia
200
the degeneratio (breaking down) of muscle tissue
What is myolysis
300
without
What is A-
300
coordination
What is tax/o
300
set free
What is -lysis
300
a condition of excessive tone of diminished tone of the skeletal muscle with an increased resistance of muscle to passive streching
What is hypertonia
300
the protrusion of a part or structure through the tissues normally containing it
What is hernia
400
surrounding
What is Epi-
400
movement
What is kines/o
400
paralsis
What is -plegia
400
a chronic, progressine disease affecting the skeletal muscles that is characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy
What is polymyositis
400
known as hiccups, is myoclonus of the diaphram that causes the characteristic hiccups sound with each spasm
What is singultus
500
many
What is Poly-
500
fascia
What is fasci/o
500
surgical division
What is -otomy
500
the surgical division of a tendon for relief of a deformity caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle such as strabismus
What is tenotomy
500
abnormal decreasedmotor function or activity
What is hypokinesia