Medical Terminology

fasci/o-

fibrous band
fibr/o-

fibers
kinesi/o-

movement
muscl/o-
my/o-
myos/o-

muscle
myocardi/o-
plant/o-

sole of foot
ten/o-
tend/o-
tendin/o-

tendon
-asthenia

weakness
-kinesia

movement
-tonia

tone
ab-

away from
ad-

toward
circum-

around
abduction

away from body
adduction

into body
flexion

bending
extension

moving straight
dorsiflexion

backward bending...... toes up
plantar flexion

bending sole of foot.... toes down
eversion

outward
inversion

inward
pronation

palms down
supination

palm upward
circumduction

drawing a large circle in the air... circular direction from a central point
opposition

thumb
rotation

moving around a central axis

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Medical Terminology

Description

Muscular system

Updated

2012-02-07T03:24:32Z