Exam 2 Flashcards

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Chorion

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Skin
Ex. Outside (skin) of the placenta

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Choroid

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Skin-like
Ex. Brown vascular part of the eye between the sclera and retina

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Chorioretinitis

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Inflammation of the retina and its vascular bed

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Thrombocyte

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Blood platelet cell

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Cytogenetics

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Chromosome analysis of cells

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Diaphragm

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Partition
Muscular, fibrous wall, between chest and abdomen

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Hymen

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Membrane
Ex. Membrane partially obstructing the entrance to the vagina in virgins

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Hymenoptera

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Membrane winged insects

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Sarcolemma

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Membranous sheath of muscle

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Mediastinum

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Partition between right and left sides of chest

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Membrana

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Thin skin

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Membrane

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Thin pliable sheet of tissue

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Membranous

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Pertaining to a thin pliable sheet of tissue

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Meninges

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3 membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord

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Meningitis

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Inflammation of the lining membranes of the brain and spinal cord

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Meningoencephalitis

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Inflammation of brain tissue and its lining membranes

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Parietal

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Bone that forms most of the skull wall

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Emphaxis

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A stoppage or obstruction

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Pyknosis

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Condensation of a cell’s nucleus

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Septum

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Dividing wall or partition in the nasal passages

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Septal

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Pertaining to a partition

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Stroma

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Supporting tissue for an organ

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Geriatric

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Referring to the elderly

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Gerontology

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Study of diseases of the elderly

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Neonatal
First month after birth (humans)
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Prenatal
Occurring before birth
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Senility
Mental deterioration in old age
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Pediatrics
Branch of medicine dealing with children until adolescence
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Paleopathology
Study of disease in prehistoric times
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Pseudocyesis
False pregnancy
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Embryon
Embryo
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Embryo
Developing baby, after the long axis is present until the major structure (recognizable feet) appear
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Fetus
Developing baby after major structures (feet) are recognizable
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Gestare
To bear
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Gestation
Time of fertilization until birth
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Gravid
Pregnant, full of fertilized birth
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Primigravid
First pregnancy
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Obstetrics
Branch of medicine dealing with women from fertilization to recovery from childbirth
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Obstetrician
Specialist in pregnancy and its recovery
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Primipara
First pregnancy
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Multiparous
Releasing more than one egg at a time
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Parturition
Act of giving birth
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Post-partum
After giving birth
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Sterility
Inability to produce offspring
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Teratoma
A tumor that contains cells from all 4 embryonic layer
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Teratogenic
Producing monsters (anomalies)
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Toco
Birth
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Oxytocin
Hormone that causes contraction of the uterus and letdown of milk
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Tocolysis
Stopping the birth process
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Uterus
Womb
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Uteropexy
Tying down a moveable uterus
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Uterotomy
Caesarian section, cutting open the uterus
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Amoiba
Change
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Amoeba
Protozoa that readily changes shape
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Diverticulum
A pouch off of a hollow organ like the intestines
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Metamorphosis
A developmental change in body form as in frogs and insects
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Metaplasia
Transformation of one type of tissue into another type
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Thyrotropic
Stimulating the thyroid gland
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Mammotropic
Stimulating the mammary gland
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Apoptosis
Falling off / Programmed normal death of cells
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Cadaver
Dead body
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Caries
Dry rot / Decay of teeth (or bone)
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Gangriana
Gnawing
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Gangrene
Death and decay of body tissue, usually from lack of blood supply
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Mortality
Death rate
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Necrosis
Death of cells from injury or disease
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Necropsy
Examination and dissection of an animal's body to determine the cause of death (Note: In humans, this is called an autopsy)
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Sapros
Putrid
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Saprophyte
An organism (bacteria or fungus) that lives on or in dead or decaying organic material
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Sepsis
Putrefaction
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Septic
Relating to disease-causing organisms
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Septicemia
Disease-causing organisms in the bloodstream (blood poisoning)
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Sequestrum
To put aside / a fragment of dead tissue displaced from its origin and healthy tissue (usually a bone fragment from an injury)
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Tabes
Wasting
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Diabetic tabes
Wasting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
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Taphophilia
Love of funerals or graves
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Taphophobia
Fear of graveyards
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Zoe
Life
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Azotemia
An excess of protein waste products (urea) in the bloodstream from kidney failure (literally "no life in bloodstream")
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Neonatal
Newly born
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Neoplasm
New (uncontrolled) growth (cancer)
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Oncology
Study of tumors
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Diaphysis
Shaft of a long bone
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Epiphysis
End of a long bone
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Hypophysis
"Lower growth" (pituitary gland that grows off the base of the brain)
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Neoplasm
New growth, newly formed
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Cytoplasm
The contents of a cell outside the nucleus
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Spore
A single cell reproductive body that is highly resistant to damage by drying and heat
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Viviparous
Giving birth to live offspring (not eggs in shells)
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Vivisection
Cutting into live animals
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Annulus
Ring; forming a ring
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Annuloplasty
Surgical reconstruction of the ring around a heart valve or an intervertebral disk
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Bacilliform
Rod-like, cylinder with round ends (looks like bacteria)
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Bacilluria
Rods (bacteria) in urine
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Bacteria
Microscopic plants with rods (or spherical) shape
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Bacterin
Vaccine made of dead or weakened bacteria
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Cestode
Tapeworms; flat, belt-like worms
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Chlamys
Cloak
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Chlamydia
A bacteria that grows cloaked inside cells, protected from most antibiotics
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Cingulum
Girdle
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Cingulotomy
Cutting into the cingulate gyrus, center for pain interpretation and girdle for corpus callosum
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Endyma
Upper garment
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Ependyma
Lining (coat) of the ventricles of the brain and canal in spinal cord
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Fascia
Band, Bundle Sheets of fibrous tissue that bundle layers of other tissues
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Monile
Necklace
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Monilethrix
Inherited brittle hair with constrictions in shaft; beaded hair
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Moniliform
Appearance like string of beads
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Thyroid gland
Shield like gland in front of upper trachea
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Thyroxine
Secretion of the thyroid gland
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Tunica
Coat
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Tunica Olbuginea
White membrane fibrous capsule, especially of the testis
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Vulva
Wrapper Visible external female genitalia which is like a wrapper during mating
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Zoster
Girdle
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Herpes Zoster
Virus that causes inflammation of nerves which project around the body or face like a girdle or half a girdle ("shingles")
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Amnios
Lamb
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Amnion
A thin tough, fluid filled sac that encloses the embryo or fetus
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Amniocentesis
Sticking a needle into the amnion to retrieve a fluid and cell sample
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Bous
Ox
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Buphthalmos
Ox-like enlargement of the eye
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Carcinoma
Malignant tumor with projection like a crab's legs
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Canine teeth
Flesh tearing pointed teeth, prominent in dogs
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Coccyx
The small triangular bone at the base of the spine in humans and tailless apes
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Caracos
Crow
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Coracoid process
A long curved bony projection from the neck of the shoulder blade shaped like a crow's beak
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Coronoid
Bone processes that resemble a crow's beak
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Entomology
Study of insects
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Cauda equina
Bunch of nerve fibers at the end of the spinal cord that appears like a horse's tail
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Formalin
A 37% solution of formaldehyde in water
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Formaldehyde
The gas phase of a fixative and antibacterial agent used to prepare carcasses for anatomy specimens
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Hippocampus
A portion of the brain shaped like a sea horse
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Lagos
Hare
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Lagophthalmia
Failure of the eyelid to close (rabbit were believed to sleep with their eyes open)
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Lagomorph
Rabbits and hares
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Lupus
Wolf
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Lupus erythematosus
Autoimmune disease that causes red scaly skin patches on nose and cheeks
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Myocardium
Heart muscle
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Myostisis
Inflammation of muscle
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Pediculosis
Louse infestation
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Psittacosis
Respiratory disease of parrots and parrot-like birds that can be transmitted to humans
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Pulicosis
Flea infestation
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Vaccine
A suspension of killed or attenuated microorganisms for the prevention, reduction, or treatment of infectious disease
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Vaccination
The administration of a vaccine
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Zoonosis
Disease transmittable from animals to humans under natural conditions
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Acinus
Cluster of grapes
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Acinar
Pertaining to the granular appearance of certain organs like the pancreas
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Adenitis
Inflammation of a gland
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Adenoma
Benign tumor of a gland
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Arboreal
Resembling or living in trees
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Arborization
Branching like a tree (such as occurs with nerve fibers)
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Botyromycosis
Granulomatous masses produced in a wound infected with staphylococcus bacteria
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Cannula
Small reed-like hollow tube, instrument
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Staphylococcus
Common round bacteria that bunches like berries
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Dendrite
Long branches within a nerve fiber and produced by a nerve cell body
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Dendritic
Pertaining to dendrites
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Gland
Group of tissues that form a mass, some like an acorn
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Glandular
Relating to glands
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Megakaryocyte
Giant cell with large nucleus in bone marrow that produces platelets
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Lenticular
Referring to a lens
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Lichenified
Skin sore that becomes thickened, fissured, and bark-like
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Miliart
Small round, like a millet seed
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Nux vomica
"Quakers buttons" nuts, source of strychnine poison, used in homeopathy
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Nucleolus
Dense organelle inside the nucleus of cells
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Aphakia
Absence of lens of eye
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Phacoscope
Instrument to view the lens of the eye
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Chlorophyll
Green colored plant pigment
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Dermatophyte
Ringworm (skin fungus/plant)
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Phytopathology
Study of plant diseases
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Ramus of mandible
Branch of mandible that turns upward to joint of the jaw
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Rhizotomy
Surgical incision of a cranial or spinal nerve root
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Sesamoid bone
Small bone embedded in a tendon
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Spermatocyte
Male reproductive cell (seed) for uniting with an ova
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Spermatozoa
Male reproductive cells
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Sporozoa
Parasitic protozoa with microscopic seed-like appearance
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Sporotrichosis
A fungus that grows under the skin and produces spores that appear like microscopic seeds
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Staphylococci
Round bacteria that bunch in group like grapes
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Staphylotoxin
Poison produced by staphylococci bacteria
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Urticaria
Development of hives in the skin
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Xylene
Aromatic hydrocarbon from wood tar
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Xylose
Monosaccharide from methylcellose
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Anthrax
Bacterial disease that often causes a black skin sore in humans
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Anthracosis
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
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Calcification
Process of hardening due to depostion of calcium
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Carbuncle
Skin "boil" that used to be commonly caused by anthrax
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Chrysotherapy
Treatment with gold to alter the immune response to diseases
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Pneumoconiosis
Lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral or metallic dust, especially asbestos or silica
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Ecology
Study of relationships between organisms and their environment
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Electrocardiograph
A measurement of the voltages produced by contraction of the heart
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Geophagia
Eating dirt
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Geophillic
Preferring to reside in dirt
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Heliosis
Sunstroke
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Lithotomy
Removal of a stone from the urinary tract
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Metalloproteinase
Enzyme that degrades a protein combined with a metal
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Pelodera
A parasitic larvae that normally lives in mud and wet straw
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Pluminbism
Chronic lead poisoning
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Psammoma
Tumor containing sand-like material
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Silicosis
Lung disease caused by a stone dust
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Thiobarbiturate
Sulfur-containing drug used for short-term anesthesia
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Acute
Short-lived, severe, sudden
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Chronic
Of long duration
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Crepuscular
Active at twilight
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Circadian
"Around the day", occurring over 24 hours
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Diurnal
Occurring or active during the daylight
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Menopause
End of monthly uterine wall lining replacement
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Menorrhea
Monthly flow resulting from replacement of uterine lining
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Nocturia
Urinating at night
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Nocturnal
Active at night
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Nyctalopia
Difficulty in seeing at night
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Temporal bone
Thinnest portion of skull, an area ancients in war tried to deliver a blow and end the lifetime of an opponent
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Alveoli
Small air sacs in lungs (or tooth sockets)
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Alveolar process
Ridge on upper and lower jaws that contain the dental alveoli (tooth sockets)
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Antrum
Partially closed cavity or chamber in bone (or the entrance to that pylorus of the stomach)
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Atrium
Upper chambers of the heart that receive blood before entering ventricles and being pumped out
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Cavernous
Filled with cavities, porous
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Cell
Smallest unit capable of independent functioning
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Cellulitis
Spreading inflammation of tissue
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Cellulose
Complex carbohydrates in cell wall of plants
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Coelom
Body cavity forms abdominal and thoracic cavities
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Spermatocele
Cyst of epididymitis containing sperm
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Colposcope
Scope to visualize the vagina and cervix
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Colpoplasty
Reconstructive surgery of the vagina
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Cyst
A sac lined with epithelium and containing a fluid or semisolid material
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Cystic
Relating to a bladder
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Cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
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Fovea centralis
Area of the retina that collects the clearest vision
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Gastric
Relating to the stomach
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Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
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Lacuna
Small depression (space where a bone forming cell is located in bone)
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Sinus
Depression or cavity on the surface of an organ
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Sinusitis
Inflammation of a sinus
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Sinusoid
Venous cavity that carries blood to an organ
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Striated
Having striped, grooves, or ridges
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Sulcus
Deep groove between organs or between gyri of the brain
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Sulciform
Having a groove
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Tectospinal
Form the roof of the midbrain to the spinal cord
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Tectospinal
From the roof of the midbrain to the spinal cord
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Integument
Covering (generally meaning skin)
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Vagina
Canal for sexual intercourse and birth canal
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Vaginate
To inclose in a sheath
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Vaginoplasty
Reconstructive surgery on the vagina
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Ventral
Relating to the lower aspects of the body
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Ventricle
Lower, larger, belly-like part of the heart
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Vestibular
Acting as an entry way (related to balance... vestibular part of the ear)
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Ductus arteriosus
Blood vessel between aorta and pulmonary artery which allows blood to bypass the lungs in the fetus
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Fenestrated
Having openings, windows
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Fenestral
A small opening
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Fistulous withers
Draining tract to the surface of the skin at withers (infection with brucellosis)
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Foramen
An opening (in bone)
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Aortic hiatus
Opening in diaphragm for the aorta to pass from the heart to the abdomen
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Acoustic meatus
Opening in skull for nerves of hearing and the facial nerve
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Nasal meatus
3 passages through the nasal cavity
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Malocclusion
Failure to shut properly (faulty contact between upper and lower teeth when jaw is closed)
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Operculum
A lid of flap (found on some parasite eggs)
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Os of uterus
Opening from cervix to the uterine body
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External os
Opening from cervix to vagina
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Ostomy
Creation of an artificial external excretory opening (colostomy, ileostomy)
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Patent ductus arteriosus
Open duct (channel) between the aorta and pulmonary artery that normally closes at birth
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Pons
Band of nerve fibers that link the lower (primitive) aspects of brain with the upper part of the brain, through the pons to the cerebellum (lower part of the brain)
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Porous
Having openings, leaky
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Salpingitis
Inflammation of a tube (fallopian or auditory)
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Salpingocele
Hernia of a fallopian tube
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Paranasal sinuses
Cavities off the nasal cavity linked by mucous tissues (maxillary, ethmoid, frontal, and sphenoidal)
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Sinusoid
Venous cavity that delivers blood to some organs
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Stomach
"Mouth" of abdominal digestive tract
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Anastomosis
Surgically joining the "mouths" of two open tubes (intestines)
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Syringe
A plastic or glass tube with a plunger to administer drugs
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Syringomyelia
Disease caused change in the spinal cord that causes tubes of fluid to replace nerve tracts
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Trematode
Flat parasites with suckers (originally believed to be holes), also called flukes
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Atresia
No openings
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Tuboabdominal
Relating to the follopian tube and the abdomen
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Typhlectomy
Removal of the cecum
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Typhlitis
Inflammation of the cecum
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Valve
Membranous door-like structures in veins or arteries that prevent the backflow of blood