Chapter 4 The Muscular System Elements Flashcards by B -

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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bi-

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twice, double, two

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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poly-

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many, much

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tri-

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three

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cardi/o

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heart

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cleid/o

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clavicle, collar bone

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clon/o

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violent action

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condyl/o

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knuckle, knob

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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electr/o

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electricity, electric

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fasci/o

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fascia, fibrous band

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fibr/o

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fibrous tissue, fiber

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flex/o

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bend

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kines/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

quadr/i

four

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

stern/o

sternum, the breast bone

synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

tax/o

coordination, order

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

tens/o

stretch out, extend, strain

ton/o

tension, tone, stretching

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain, suffering, painful condition

-ary

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness, lack of strength

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

-cephaly

head

-desis

to bind, tie together

-graphy

the process of producing a picture or record

-iasis

abnormal condition, disease

-ic

pertaining to

-ion

action, process, state or condition

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

-otomy

cutting, surgical incision

-paresis

partial or incomplete paralysis

-penia

deficiency, lack, too few

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis, stroke

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhexis

rupture