L 9 Analyze & Define

Question 1

abduct

Answer 1

to draw away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts

Question 2

ablation

Answer 2

removal of a body part, a pathway, or a function, as by chemical or physical destruction or by surgery

Question 3

adduct

Answer 3

movement towards the median plane

Question 4

afferent

Answer 4

transporting toward a center

Question 5

antebrachium

Answer 5

the forearm

Question 6

anterolateral

Answer 6

located in front and to one side

Question 7

areflexia

Answer 7

absence of reflexes

Question 8

bisection

Answer 8

division into two parts by cutting

Question 9

calcification

Answer 9

the hardening of organic tissue by the deposition of calcium salts in the tissue

Question 10

calorific

Answer 10

producing heat

Question 11

contralateral

Answer 11

originating in or affecting the opposite side of the body

Question 12

decalcify

Answer 12

to soften bone through removal of calcium or its salts by acids

Question 13

dentigerous

Answer 13

having or containing teeth

Question 14

detoxify

Answer 14

to remove the toxic quality of a substance

Question 15

digestion

Answer 15

the process by which food is brokem down mechanically and chemically in the gastrointestinal tract

Question 16

digiti

Answer 16

plural of digitus which means a finger or toe

Question 17

dorsiflect

Answer 17

to bend backward

Question 18

ductile

Answer 18

capable of being elongated without breaking

Question 19

excrescence

Answer 19

any abnormal growth from the surface of a part

Question 20

frigolabile

Answer 20

capable of being destroyed by low temperature

Question 21

fungi

Answer 21

plural of fungus

Question 22

fungistasis

Answer 22

a condition in which the growth of fungi is inhibited

Question 23

genitalia

Answer 23

organs of generation, reproductive organs

Question 24

gestosis

Answer 24

any disorder of pregnancy

Question 25

heminthicide

Answer 25

purging or destroying parasitic worms

Question 26

immunogenic

Answer 26

capable of inducing an immune response

Question 27

inception

Answer 27

the beginning of anything

Question 28

incipient

Answer 28

beginning, coming into existence

Question 29

incisor

Answer 29

that which cuts

Question 30

ingestant

Answer 30

the process of taking material into the gastrointestinal tract

Question 31

introflexion

Answer 31

a bending inward

Question 32

intumesce

Answer 32

swelling or becoming enlarged

Question 33

labile

Answer 33

changeable, not fixed, unsteady

Question 34

orad

Answer 34

toward the mouth or oral region

Question 35

orifice

Answer 35

the mouth, entrance, or outlet of any anatomical structure

Question 36

ossification

Answer 36

the formation of bone matrix

Question 37

pediculus

Answer 37

genus of parasitic lice of the family Pediculidae that live in the hair

Question 38

posteroexternal

Answer 38

toward the back and outer side

Question 39

prolapses

Answer 39

a falling or dropping down of an organ or internal part, such as the uterus or rectum

Question 40

reflex

Answer 40

an involuntary response or action to a stimulus

Question 41

relapse

Answer 41

the recurrence of a disease or symptoms after apparent recovery

Question 42

section

Answer 42

the act of cutting

Question 43

somnifacient

Answer 43

producing sleep, hypnotic

Question 44

somnolent

Answer 44

prolonged drowsiness or sleepiness

Question 45

stabile

Answer 45

not moving, fixed

Question 46

subfebrile

Answer 46

having a mildly increased body temperature, usually considered to be less than 101 degrees

Question 47

superficial

Answer 47

pertaining to or near the surface

Question 48

tumefaction

Answer 48

a swelling

Question 49

tumescence

Answer 49

a condition of being swollen or tumid

Question 50

virucidal

Answer 50

destroying or inactivating a virus, especially a chemical substance used on living tissue