Medical Terminology The Muscular System

Medical Terminolgy Combining forms/word parts Definition my/o, muscul/o, myos/o muscles fasci/o fascia ten/o, tend/o tendon -cele hernia -lysis destruction -malacia abnormal softening epi- upon -condyl condyle(tissue around elbow) -paresis weakness -sclerosis hardening

Medical Terminology Combining forms/word parts Definition bi- two dys- abnormal/painful fibr/o fiber -ia pertaining to -ic pertaining to kines/o movement -plegia paralysis -rrhexis rupture tax/o order; coordination tri- three para- near, along the side

Medical Terminology fasciitis fasci/itis inflammation of the fascia(tissue around muscles) fascioplasty fasci/o/plasty surgical repair of the fascia tenorrhaphy ten/o/rrhaphy suturing of a tendon hemiplegia hemi/plegia paralysis affecting only one side of the body(half) paraplegia para/plegia paralysis affecting the lower(apart from) parts of the body quadriplegia quadri/plegia paralysis of all four extremities(involves injury to the spinal cord)

Medical Terminology myosclerosis myo/sclerosis hardening of the muscle tissue myolysis myo/lysis break down of muscle tissue ten/o/plasty surgical repair of a tendon polymyositis poly/myos/itis inflammation of many(several)muscles what does RICE stand for? rest, ice, compression, and elevation