Muscular Medical Terminology

What does the prefix tachy- mean?

• Fast

• slow

• normal

• near

What does the prefix dys- mean?

• Back

• bad

• difficult;painful

• away

What does the prefix hyper- mean?

• below normal

• around

• away from

• above normal; excessive

What does the prefix brady- mean?

• Back

• not; without

• slow

• out

What does the prefix dorsi- mean?

• front

• back

• side

• toward

What does the prefix ad- mean?

• around

• without

• two or both

• toward

What does flex/o mean?

• muscle

• to stretch

• to bend

• tendon

The term myocardi/o refers to:

• heart tissue

• heart muscle

• heart movement

• heart attack

Orth/o means:

• smooth

• straight/normal

• sole of the foot

• rod shaped

son/o means:

• nerve

• tendon

• smooth

• sound