1. Medical Terminology
The Muscular System

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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