Chapter 4 Flashcards
Apnea
Not breathing
Anoxia
Without oxygen ( decrease in tissue)
Abnormal
Pertaining to away from the norm
Abductor
Muscle which leads away from the body
Adductor
Muscle which leads towards
the body
Adrenal gland
Endocrine gland located above the kidney
Anabolism
Process of casting up protein within the cells
Analysis
To separate.
Psychoanalysis
A treatment to explore the mind
Urinalysis
Lab examination of urine to aid in diagnosis
Antecibum
Before meals
Anteflexion
Bending forward
Antepartum
Before birth
Antibiotic
Pertaining to against germ life
Antibody
Protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens
Antigens
A substance usually foreign that stimulates the production. Of antibodies
Antisepsis
Condition against infection
Antitoxin
Antibody produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin
Autoimmune disease
A condition related to making antibodies ( immune substances) against one’s (auto) cells and tissues
Bifurcation
Forking ( branching) into two; as the trachea bifurcates into two individual tubes
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
Bradycardia
Condition of slow heart rate
Catabolism
Process of casting down sugars to release energy in cell
Congenital anomaly
Irregularity at birth
