Combining Forms
vers/o
what is turn; turning
ambi-
what are both sides
-ceps
what are heads (attachments)
CFT
what is a certified fitness trainer
the ability to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply
what is automaticity
my/o, myos/o
what is muscle
-cele
what is hernia; swelling; protrusion
-dynia
what is pain
AP
what is anteroposterior
the ability to be stretched
what is extensibility
lei/o
what is smooth
brady-
what is slow
-asthenia
what is weakness
DMD
what is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
irritability
what is excitability
duct/o
what is to lead; to carry
par-, para-
what is near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
-esthesia
what is sensation
IM
what is intramuscular
the ability to contract (shorten)
what is contractility
rhabd/o
circum-
what is around
-rrhexis
what is rupture
CAT
computerized axial tomography
the ability to resume resting length when a stretching force is removed
what is elasticity