Which of the combining forms means movement and motion?

Q: Which combining form means movement or motion?

a combining form with the meaning movement, muscular activity,” used in the formation of compound words: dyskinesia; hyperkinesia.

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Which combining form means movement or motion?
What combining word means movement?
What suffix means movement?
What is the combining form in medical terminology?

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combining form that means movement	Kinesi/o
combining form that means tendon	tend/o ten/o tendin/o
combining form that means joint	arthr/o
combining form that means cartilage	chondr/o
combining form that means bone marrow	myel/o
combining form that means bone	oste/o
combining form that means child or foot	ped/o
combining form that means heart muscle	myocardi/o
suffix that means movement	-kinesia
medical term that means joint pain	arthralgia
medical term that means excessive movement	hyperkinesia
instrument to view inside a joint	arthroscope
fusion of a joint	arthrodesis
incision into a bone	osteotomy
pertaining to inside the skull	intracranial
inflammation of bone and bone marrow	osteomyelitis
pertaining to between the vertebrae	intervertebral
bone and cartilage tumor	osteochondroma
type of voluntary muscle	skeletal
Three types of muscle	smooth, skeletal, cardiac
skeletal muscles are attached to bone by	tendons
type of muscle also called visceral muscle	smooth
Type of movement a skeletal muscle produces is called its	action
movement away from the midline of the body is	abduction
opposite action from flexion is	extension
pointing the toes downward is called	plantar flexion
which motion occurs at the thumb	opposition
turning the palm upward is called	supination
two bones are held together in a joint by	ligaments
Type of bones that are as long as they are wide	short bones
Vertebrae are an example of what type of bone?	irregular
The shaft of a long bone is called the ___	diaphysis
The end of a long bone is covered by ___	articular cartilage
Dense, hard exterior surface of the bone is called _____ bone	compact
A hollow cavity within a bone	sinus
The shin bone	Tibia
The collar bone	clavicle
The knee cap	Patella
freely moving joints	synovial
example of a fibrous joint	skull

Which combining form means movement or motion?

a combining form with the meaning “movement, muscular activity,” used in the formation of compound words: dyskinesia; hyperkinesia.

What combining word means movement?

Kinesi/o. The combining form that means Movement.

What suffix means movement?

[Gr. - kinēsia, fr. kinēsis, movement] Suffix meaning motion, movement, or sickness caused by motion.

What is the combining form in medical terminology?

Combining Forms Correct pronunciation of medical words is important. In order to make the pronunciation of word roots easier, sometimes it is necessary to insert a vowel after the root. The combination of a word root and a vowel is known as a COMBINING FORM.