Exam 3 Week 7 Flashcards
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Galactorrhea
The excessive flow of milk
galacto- = milk, -rrhea = flowing
galactostasis
Failure to release milk at appropriate times
galacto- = milk; -status = not moving
galactose and lactose
The two major sugars in milk
lacto- = milk, -ose = sugar
lactation
process of milk production
lacto- = milk,-ation = process
Aqueous Humor
Clear watery fluid in front chamber of eye
Aqua = Water
Biliary
Relating to bile production and excretion
Bili- = Bile
Bilirubin
Pigment produced by the liver processing red blood cell breakdown products
(Bili- = Bile)
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the gall bladder
Chole- = Bile
Cholelith
Gall stone
Chole- = Bile
Chylomicron
Fat globule transported in blood or lymphatic fluid (turbid white or yellow “juice”)
(Chylo- = Juice)
Chylothorax
Accumulation of chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the chest
Chylo- = Juice
Coprophagous
Feeding on excrement
Copro- = Dung
Coprophagy
Habit of eating excrement
Copro- = Dung; -phagy = eating
Dacryoadenitis
Inflammation of tear gland
Dacryo- = Tear
Eleotherapy
Treatment internally or externally with oil
Eleo- = Oil; -therapy = treatment
Fecal
Referral to digestive waste
Feces = Refuse
Fecalith
A firm mass of digestive waste
Feces = Refuse
Flux
Discharge of large quantity of fluid from the body
Flux = To flow
Galactorrhea
Flow of milk
Galacto- = Milk
Galactose
A milk sugar
Galacto- = Milk; -ose = sugar
Cholecystagogue
Agent that causes gall bladder contraction
Gog-, -gogue = To make flow, leader
Hemocyte
Blood cell in invertebrates
Hemo-, Hema-, Hem- = Blood; -cyte =cell
Hemolysis
Breaking up of red blood cells
Hemo-, Hema-, Hem- = Blood
Hidrosis
Sweating
Hidro- = Sweat