Chapter 7 Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
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AER-
A
Air, gas
2
Q
CHONDR-
A
Cartilage
3
Q
GNATH-
A
Lower jaw
4
Q
MYC- / MYCET-
A
Fungus
5
Q
OEDEMA / OEDEMAT-
A
Swelling
6
Q
PHIL- / -PHIL
A
Love for, tendency toward, craving for
7
Q
PHOR-
A
Bearing, carrying
8
Q
PHOS- / PHOT-
A
Daylight
9
Q
PHREN-
A
Mind, diaphragm
10
Q
PHYLAC-
A
Protect against disease
11
Q
PHYS-(I) / PHYSI-
A
Nature, appearance
12
Q
PHYT-
A
Plant, growth
13
Q
POD-
A
Foot
14
Q
PROSTAT-
A
Prostate gland
15
Q
PSYCH-
A
Mind
16
Q
PYR-
A
Fever, burning
17
Q
PYREX-
A
Be feverish
18
Q
PYRET-
A
Fever
19
Q
RACHI- / RHACHI-
A
Spine
20
Q
-SCHISIS / SCHIST- / SCHIZ-
A
Split
21
Q
SIT-
A
Food
22
Q
STOM- / SOMA- / SOMAT-
A
Body
23
Q
SPONDYL-
A
Vertebra
24
Q
TA-
A
Stretching
25
TAX-
Muscular coordination
26
THERM-
Heat, temperature (of the body)
27
TRICH-
Hair
28
THE-
To place
29
TOP-
Place
30
TOX- / TOXI-
Poison
31
TROP-
Turning
32
TROPH-
Nourishment
33
Diaphoresis
Profuse sweating
34
Euphoria
A feeling of well-being
35
Dysphoria
A feeling of depression and unrest without cause
36
Splenactasis
Enlargement of spleen
37
Hemangiectasis
Dilation of the blood vessels
38
Gastrectasis
Dilation of the stomach
39
Gastroschisis
A congenital fissure that remains open in the wall of the abdomen
40
Phototropism
A tendency exhibited by green plants and some micro-organisms to turn or grow towards light
41
Hypotrophy
Decrease in size of an organ or tissue due to insufficient nutrition of the cells
42
Atrophy
Decrease in size of an organ or tissue due to insufficient nutrition of the cells
43
Hypertrophy
The increase in the size of an organ resulting from an increase in nutrient absorption
44
Dystrophy
Any disorder caused by defective nutrition in the body
45
Ataxia
Inability to coordinate muscular activity during voluntary movement
46
Amyotaxia
Lack of muscular coordination
47
Ataxophobia
Fear of disorder and untidiness
48
Ectopia renis
Displacement of the kidney
49
Hypophrenia
Mental deficiency
50
Hyperphenia
Excessive mental state or activity
51
Haemophilic
Tendency to bleed
52
Cryophylic
Preference for cold