Word Parts
The combining form that means muscle.
What is my/o?
The term that means decreasing the angle at a joint.
What is flexion?
An inflammation of the plantar fascia
What is plantar fasciitis?
The procedure of surgically suturing a muscle
What is myorrhaphy?
What is a spasm?
The suffix that means tumor, cyst, or hernia.
What is -cele?
Adduction movement meaning
What is movement toward the midline?
A term for pan in a muscle
What is myalgia?
The meaning of myofascial release
What is a soft tissue manipulation used to ease pain?
Term for paralysis of all four extremities
What is quadriplegia?
The suffix -plegia meaning.
What is paralysis?
This attaches a muscle to gone or another muscle.
What is a tendon?
The medical term for tennis elbow
What is epicondylitis?
A surgical incision through the fascia
What is fasciotomy?
Another term for hyperactivity
What is hyperkinesia?
The combining form that means movement.
What is kinesi/o?
Another name for voluntary muscles.
What are striated muscles?
The meaning of atrophy
What is weakness or wearing away of body tissues/structures?
The meaning of the procedure myotomy
What is the surgical incision into a muscle?
The meaning of intermittent claudication
What is pain in the leg muscles during exercise?
What is coordintation?
The meaning of circumduction
What is the circular movement at the far end of a limb?
What is Morton's neuroma?
Suturing a tendon's divided ends
What is tenorrhaphy?
Another word for the term wryneck
What is tortcollis?