C6 Extra Flashcards
Cholemesis
Vomiting of bile
Haematemesis
Blood vomiting
Emetic
Agent to induce vomiting
Anti-emetic
An agent that prevents vomiting
Aphasia
Impaired or absent comprehension or production of language
Polyphrasia
Extreme talkativeness
Dysphonia
Hoarseness
Sitomania
Compulsion to eat
Dipsomania
Recurring compulsion to drink
Nymphomania
Excessive sexual desire
Bibliomania
Obsession with collecting books
Megalomania
Delusion of grandeur
Oxyphonia
Abnormally sharp pitch to the voice
Oxycephaly
Pointed head
Oxypathy
An acute diseased condition
Oxygenic
Consisting of oxygen
Isodynamic
Having equal power
Anisosthenic
Unequal strength
Rhinometer
A device measure the nasal cavities
Audiometer
Device to measure hearing cavity
Lithoclast
Forceps to break up calculi
Haemostat
Device or medicine that arrests flow of blood
Cardiograph
Device to register the electrical activity of the heart muscle
-emphraxis
A clogging/ obstruction
NB! em + phraC + sis