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These are medical word roots, prefixes, and suffixes related to the muscular system, defined based on standard medical terminology:
- Bi-: A prefix meaning two, double.
- -cele: A suffix meaning hernia, swelling, or protrusion.
- Dys-: A prefix meaning painful, difficult, abnormal.
- Fasci/o: A root meaning fascia (connective tissue band).
- Fibr/o: A root meaning fiber, fibrous tissue.
- -ia: A suffix meaning condition, state, disease.
- -ic: A suffix meaning pertaining to, relating to.
- Kines/o, Kinesi/o: A root meaning movement, motion.
- My/o: A root meaning muscle.
- -plegia: A suffix meaning paralysis, stroke.
- -rrhexis: A suffix meaning rupture.
- Tax/o: A root meaning order, coordination, muscle tone.
- Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o: A root meaning tendon (connective tissue attaching muscle to bone).
- Ton/o: A root meaning tone, tension, pressure.
- Tri-: A prefix meaning three.
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| TERMS | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| -cele | Hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| Dys- | Painful, difficult, abnormal |
| Fasci/o | Fascia (connective tissue band) |
| Fibr/o | Fiber, fibrous tissue |
| -ia | Condition, state, disease |
| -ic | Pertaining to, relating to |
| Kines/o, Kinesi/o | Movement, motion |
| My/o | Muscle |
| -plegia | Paralysis, stroke |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| Tax/o | Order, coordination, muscle tone |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tendon (connective tissue attaching muscle to bone) |
| Ton/o | Tone, tension, pressure |
| Tri- | Three |