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CLT 3040 > L 1 Analyze & Define > Flashcards

L 1 Analyze & Define Flashcards

1
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abiosis

A

absence of life

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acanthosis

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increased thickness of the prickle layer of the skin

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allostery

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alteration of regulatory site on a protein that changes shape and activity; ability of a factor to bind to a site on an enzyme other than its substrate-binding site

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analgesic

A

relieving pain

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analgia

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insensitivity to pain

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angiostenosis

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narrowing of a vessel

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antibiotic

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destructive to life

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antitoxin

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antibody produced in response to a specific biologic toxin

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arteriostosis

A

calcification of an artery

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arthritides

A

inflamed joints

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arthritis

A

inflammation of the joints, often accompanied by pain

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arthrosclerosis

A

stiffening or hardening of the joints

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arthrosteitis

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inflammation of the bony structures of a joint

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14
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biotoxin

A

toxin produced by or found in a living organism

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bradycardia

A

abnormally slow heartbeat

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diencephalon

A

second portion of the brain

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dysarthrosis

A

joint malfunction or deformity

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ectocardia

A

displacement of the heart

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encephalagia

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deep-seated head pain

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encephalomalacia

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softening of brain tissue, usually caused by insufficient blood supply or inflammation

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endoneurium

A

delicate connecctive tissue sheath that surrounds nerve fibers within a fasciculus

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endosteum

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the membrane lining the marrow cavity of a bone

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endostoma

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osseous tumor within a bone

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endotoxin

A

toxin present inside bacterial cell that is released when it disintegrates

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epicardium

A

serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium , visceral layer of the pericardial membranes

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epicranium

A

soft tissue covering the cranium

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erythrocytosis

A

documented increase of red cell mass

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erythroprospalgia

A

neuropathy marked by redness and pain in the face

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exocardia

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congenitally abnormal position of the heart

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exotoxin

A

toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surrounding

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hemialgia

A

pain in half of the body

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hypalgesia

A

a lessened sensitivity to pain

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hyperalgesia

A

an excessive sensitivity to pain

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leptocephalia

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having an abnormally vertically elongated narrow skull

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leukotoxin

A

toxin that destroys leukocytes

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lithiasis

A

presence of stones in the body

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malacosteon

A

softening of the bones

38
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megalocystis

A

permanent abnormal enlargement of the urinary bladder

39
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mesocardia

A

location of the heart in the midline of the thorax, normal in fetal stage but malposition after birth

40
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nephrolithiasis

A

kidney stone, presence of calculi (stones) in the body

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nephrosclerosis

A

hardening of connective tissue of the kidneys

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neuritis

A

inflammation of a nerve

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ostalgia

A

pain in a bone

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osteometry

A

measurement of bones and their relationships within the skeleton

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osteomalacia

A

abnormality of new bone formation causing bones to become increasingly soft, flexible, and deformed

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pericarditis

A

inflammation of the pericardium, marked by chest pain and fever

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perinephrium

A

connective and fatty tissue surrounding a kidney

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periosteum

A

fibrous membrane that forms the covering of bones

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prosponeuralgia

A

paroxysmal shooting pains of the facial area around trigeminal nerve

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protobiology

A

study or microorganisms smaller than bacteria

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scleriasis

A

progressive hardening of the skin or eyelid

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stenocephaly

A

narrowness of the cranium in one or more diameters

53
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sterology

A

study of three-dimensional aspects of objects

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synalgic

A

pertaining to or mared by referred pain

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toxicosis

A

disease due to poisoning

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