Chapter 9 Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
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achromophilic
A
resisting color
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aerobic
A
requiring oxygen to live
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aerocele
A
herniation containing air
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aerophobia
A
fear of air
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aerotherapy
A
therapy using air
respiratory therapy
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amenorrhea
A
cessation of menstruation
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anaerobic
A
able to live without air
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anterolateral
A
front and side
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anteromedial
A
front and middle
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anteroposterior
A
from front to back
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anterosuperior
A
front and top
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arteriostasis
A
control of flow through arteries
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axillary
A
armpit
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bioethics
A
study of what is good and bad for living things
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biology
A
science of study of living things
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blastoderm
A
embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm
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caudad
A
toward the tail
sacrum
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cephalad
A
toward the head
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cephalocaudal
A
from head to tail
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chondrodysplasia
A
defective development of cartilage
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chromogenesis
A
formation of color
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chromolysis
A
destruction of color
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chromometer
A
instrument used to measure color
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chromophilic
A
attracting color
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coronal
pertaining to the crown or encircling
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coronary
pertaining to the crown or encircling reference around the heart
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diagnosis
identifying a disease
28
dialysis
separating of substances in a solution
29
diarrhea
abnormally loose watery bowel movement
30
distal
away from a point of origin
31
dorsal
back
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dorsocephalad
toward the back of the head
33
dysentery
inflammatoin of the intestine
34
dysmenorrhea
difficult or painful menstruation
35
dyspepsia
poor digestion
36
dystocia
difficulty in labor
37
dysapnea
difficulty breathing
38
ectocytic
outside the cell
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ectoderm
outer embryonic layer
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ectogenous
formed outside the body
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ectopic
outside the normal location
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ectoplasm
outer membrane of the cell
43
endocardium
inner membrane layer of the heart
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endochondral
within the cartilage
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endocolitis
inflammation of the lining of the colon
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endocystic
inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst
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endoderm
inner embryonic layer
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endoenteritis
inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
49
endogenous
made by ones own body
50
endoscopy
process of using a scope to look into the body
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eugenics
choosing good genetic traits to propagate
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eupepsia
good digestion
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eupnea
easy breathing
54
euthanasia
easy death
55
eutocia
easy labor
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hemostasis
control blood flow
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hyperplasia
over development
58
hypoplasia
under development
59
inferior
below
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lateral
side
61
lithotripsy
surgical crushing of a stone
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lymphostasis
control or stoppage of lymph flow
63
medial
middle
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menapause
cessation of menstruation
65
menorrhagia
hemmorrhage during menstruation
66
menses
menstruation
| mesoderm
67
middle germ layer
mesoderm
68
midaxillary
middle of armpit
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midsagittal
plane dividing body into equal left and right halves
70
neurotripsy
surgical crushing of a nerve
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omphalectomy
excision of the umbilicus
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omphalic
pertaining to the umbilicus
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omphalitis
inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalalcele
umbilical hernia
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omphalorrhagia
hemmorrhagia of the umbilicus
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omphalorrhea
discharge from the umbilicus
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omphalorrhexis
rupture of the umbilicus
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osteochondrodysplasia
defective development of bone and cartilage
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para appendicitis
inflammation near the appendix
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paracentral
pertaining to near the center
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paracolpitis
inflammation near the vagina
82
paracystitis
inflammation near the urinary bladder
83
parahepatitis
inflammation near the liver
84
paranephritis
inflammation near the kidney
85
parietal
pertaining to the wall
86
peritoneum
membrane of the abdomen
87
phlebostasis
control of blood flow through a vein
88
pleura
membrane of the lungs
89
posteroexternal
back and outside
90
posteroanterior
from front to back
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posterointernal
back and inside
92
posterolateral
back and side
93
procephalic
in front of head
94
prognosis
predicting the outcome of a disease
95
prognostic
pertaining to a prognosis
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proximal
near the point of origin
97
pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
98
pseudocyst
false cyst
99
pseudoedema
false swelling
100
pseudoesthesia
false sensation
| phantom limb
101
retrocolic
behind the colon
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retroflexion
bending backward
103
retroperitoneum
behind the peritoneum
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retrosternal
behind the sternum
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retroversion
turning backward
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saggital
vertical plane or slice divides left and right
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signs
objective observable information
108
superior
above
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symptoms
subjective self reported information
110
syphilophobia
fear of syphilis
111
syphilopsychosis
severe mental condition cause by untreated syphilis
112
syphilotherapy
treatment for syphilis
113
ventral
front
114
viscera
organs
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visceropleura
membrane surrounding and attached to the lung
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Viscerosensory
Sensory function of organs
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Viscerogenic
Pertaining to the development of organs
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Omphalic
Pertaining to the navel
119
Omphalo
Navel
120
Umbilicus
Navel
121
Chromolysis
Destruction of color
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Chromogenesis
Development of color
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Peritoneum
Membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
