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1.Myofascial My/o -al
(muscle) (Pertaining to)
Fasci
(fascia)
2.Myocardial My/o -al
(muscle) (Pertaining to)
Cardi/
(heart)
3.Neuromuscular Neuro/ -ar
(nerve) (Pertaining to)
Muscul/
(muscle)
4.Abduction Ab- Duct/ -ion
(away from) (to lead) (action)
5.Adduction Ad- Duct/ -ion
(toward) (to lead) (action)
6.-Flexion Flex/ -ion
(to bend) (action)
7.-Extension Ex- Tens/ -ion
(away from) (to strectch) (action)
8.Sternocleidomastoid Sterno/o
(breastbone)
Cleid/o
(collar bone)
Mastoid/
(muscle)
9.Biceps Bi- -ceps
(two) (head)
10.Ticeps Tri- -ceps
(three) (head)
11.Fascitis Fasci/ -itis
(fascia) (inflammation)
12.Fibromyalgia Fibr/o -algia
(fibrous tissue) (pain)
My/
(muscle)
13.Tenosynovitis Ten/o -itis
(tendon) (inflammation)
Synov/
(synovial)
14.Tendinitis Tendin/ -itis
(tendon) (inflammation)
15.Myalgia My/ -algia
(muscle) (pain)
16.Myocele My/o -cele
(muscle) (hernia)
17.Myolysis My/o -lysis
(muscle) (destruction or
breaking down in
disease)
18.Myorrhexis My/o -rrhexis
(muscle) (rupture)
19.Polymyositis Poly- Myos/ -itis
(many) (muscle) (inflammation)
20.Rhabdomyolysis Rhabdomy/o -lyisis
(striated) (breakdown)
21.Sarcopenia Sarc/o -penia
(flesh) (deficiency)
22.Atonic A- Ton/ -ic
(without) (tone) (pertaining to)
23.Dystonia Dys- Ton/ -ia
(bad) (tone) (condition)
24.Hypotonia Hypo- Ton/ -ia
(deficient) (tone) (condition)
25.Ataxia A- Tax/ -ia
(without) (coordination) (condition)
26.Myoclonus My/o -us
(muscle) (singular noun ending)
Clon/
(violent action)
27.Bradykinesia Brady- Kines/ -ia
(slow) (moment)
(condition)
28.Dyskinesia Dys- Kines/ -ia
(bad) (moment) (condition)
29.Hyperkinesia Hyper- Kines/ -ia
(excessive) (movement) (condition)
30.Myathenia My/ -asthenia
(muscle) (weakness)
31.Epicondylitis Epi- Condyl/ -itis
(on) (condyle) (inflammation)
32.Myoparesis My/o -paresis
(muscle) (partial or incomplete
paralysis)
33.Hemiparesis Hemi- -paresis
(half) (partial or incomplete
paralysis)
34.Hemiplegia Hemi- -plegia
(half) (paralysis)
35.Quadriplegia Quadr/i -plegia
 (four) (paralysis)
36.Electromyogaphy Electr/o -graphy
(electricity) (the process of
My/o producing)
(muscle)
37.Fasciotomy Fasci/ -otomy
(fascia) (surgical insicion)
38.Fascioplasty Fasci/o -plasty
(fascia) (surgical repair)
39.Tenodesis Ten/o -desis
(tendon) (bind or together)
40.Tenolysis Ten/o -lysis
(tendon) (set free)
41.Tenorrhaphy Ten/o -rrhaphy
(tendon) (surgical suturing)
42.Tenotomy Ten/o -otomy
(tendon) (surgical incision)
43.Myorrhaphy My/o -rrhaphy
(muscle) (surgical suturing)

44.Myotomy My/o -otomy

(muscle) (surgical incision)