Combining Forms
Name that Movement
Muscle Names
Hodge Podge
Diseases/Disorders
100
plant/o
What is sole of foot
100
Movement towards the midline of the body
What is adduction
100
On the side
What is Lateralis
100
Magnetic field creates images of soft tissue
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
100
Chronic pain in joints, muscles and tendon
What is Fibromyalgia
200
tax/o
What is coordination
200
Straightening out a flexed limb
What is extension
200
Deeper location
What is Internal
200
Removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examination
What is Muscle Biopsy
200
Muscle weakness
What is Myasthenia Gravis
300
sarc/o
What is muscle, flesh
300
Circular movement around a central point
What is rotation
300
Crosswise
What is Transverse
300
Recording the strength of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation
What is Electromyography
300
Also known as Wry neck
What is Torticollis
400
leiomy/o
What is smooth muscle
400
To move in a circular motion
What is Circumduction
400
Four heads
What is Quadriceps
400
X ray beam and computer provide cross sectional and other images
What is Computed Tomography
400
Inflammation of many muscles
What is polymyositis
500
fibr/o
What is fibrous connective tissue
500
Bending the sole of the foot downward towards the ground
What is Plantar Flexion
500
Three head
What is Triceps
500
Rupture of a muscle
What is Myorrhexis
500
Condition in which the kidneys have been damaged in relation to serious muscle injuries
What is Rhabdomyolysis