Harder terms Flashcards
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acro
the extreme point
eg the acropolis in greece is the highest part of the city, meaning high citadel
bleph
eyelid
because you Blink
brachi
arm
bucc
cheek
think boca
acromegaly
swelling of the extremities
axillary lymphadenopathy
lymph nodes of the armpits are diseased, characterised by swelling
blepharoplasty
surgery to change shape of eyelid
blepharoplasty
surgery to change shape of eyelid
adeno
glands
adenocarcinoma
cancer in the glands which is causing gangrene
noma
gangrene - dying due to lack of blood supply
algia
a lot of pain
algae are in pain when they get eaten
brachialgia
pain in the arms
buccal mucosa
inner lining of the cheek
capit
head
caud
downwards direction
cephal
head
cervic
head or neck
carp
wrist
cranial
upwards direction
superior
upwards direction
inferior
downwards direction
capitate

largest bone of the wrist
head shaped
in middle of wrist like head is in middle of neck
carpoptosis
wrist
disease
EXTENSORS in the hand are paralysed



