My/o Muscle
Kines- movement (kinesiology)
Ton- tone
-ic pertaining to (atonic—pertaining to without muscle tone) -ia condition of
Clon (us) violent action (myoclonus-spasm/twitching of muscles
-asthenia weakness or lack of strength (myasthenia—muscle weakness)
-algia pain
Fibr/o fiberous connective tissue (fibromyalgia)
-paresis partial/complete paralysis
-lysis destruction or breaking down
-sclerosis hardening of
-cele hernia (myocele)
Dys- bad (dystonia-bad muscle tone)
-tax- coordination (dystaxia-difficult in controlling coordination)