Medical Terminology Simplified

10–1 Fibers within each muscle are characteristically arranged into specific

patterns that provide specific functional capabilities. Most skeletal muscles lie

between the skin and the skeleton.

My/o/genesis is the embryonic formation of ____________________.

10–2 Practice building medical words that mean

surgical repair of muscle:__________ / _____ / ____________________

suture of muscle:__________ / _____ / ____________________

incision of muscle:__________ / _____ / __________

10–3 Sports-related injuries are commonly caused by the tremendous stress

exerted on certain parts of musculoskeletal structures. In many instances, these

types of athletic injuries may result in a torn muscle.

Form a word that means rupture (tear) of a muscle.

__________ / _____ / ____________________

10–4 My/o/dynia refers to muscle pain. Form another word that means muscle

pain.

__________ / ____________________

10–5 Form a medical term that means disease of muscle.

__________ / _____ / ____________________

10–6 My/o/genesis refers to forming, producing, or origin of

____________________.

10–7 The CFscler/orefers to ____________________; ____________________

(white of the eye).

10–8 An abnormal condition of hardening is called

____________________ / __________.

An abnormal condition of muscle hardening is called

__________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________.

10–9 To become familiar with the names of the major muscles of the body, study

Figure 10–1 and identify words in the caption that mean

in front of:____________________

back (of body), behind:____________________

458 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System

my/o/plasty

MĪ-ō-plăs-tē

my/o/rrhaphy

mī-OR-ă-fē

my/o/tomy

mī-ŎT-ō-mē

my/o/rrhexis

mī-or-ĔK-sĭs

muscle(s)

my/algia

mī-ĂL-jē-ă

my/o/pathy

mī-ŎP-ă-thē

muscle

hardening, sclera

scler/osis

sklĕ-RŌ-sĭs

my/o/scler/osis

mī-ō-sklĕr-Ō-sĭs

anterior

posterior

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.