L 8 Analyze and Define

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

pertaining to fat; fatty

Question 2

adrenalin

Answer 2

hormone that increases blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism

Question 3

auricular

Answer 3

auricle, especially the auricular (atrial) appendage

Question 4

auris externa

Answer 4

the outer ear

Question 5

bacillar

Answer 5

pertaining to or caused by bacilli (rod-shaped microorganism)

Question 6

biceps

Answer 6

two-headed

Question 7

bursae

Answer 7

a padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue usually near a joint

Question 8

calcipenia

Answer 8

infrequently used synonym for hypocalcemia

Question 9

calcium

Answer 9

major component of limestone

Question 10

calorimeter

Answer 10

instrument for determining the amount of heat exchanged in a chemical reaction

Question 11

capitulum

Answer 11

small, rounded articular end of a bone

Question 12

cerebellum

Answer 12

little brain

Question 13

costotome

Answer 13

knife or shears for cutting through a rib or cartilage

Question 14

denticle

Answer 14

calcified structure within the pulp of the tooth

Question 15

diplobacillus

Answer 15

a pair of bacilli, linked end to end

Question 16

dorsad

Answer 16

toward the back

Question 17

externalize

Answer 17

in surgery, to provide exposure to the outside / in psychology, to direct one’s inner conflicts to the outside

Question 18

fibromyoma

Answer 18

fibrous tissue myoma

Question 19

fistula

Answer 19

an abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity

Question 20

frigotherapy

Answer 20

the use of cold in treatment of disease

Question 21

insulin

Answer 21

a hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas

Question 22

internal

Answer 22

within the body, or on the inside

Question 23

leiomyofibroma

Answer 23

a benign tumor composed principally of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue

Question 24

meatoscopy

Answer 24

instrumental examination of a meatus, especially of the urethra

Question 25

myelofibrosis

Answer 25

myeloproliferative disorder marked by the overproduction of a single stem cell clone

Question 26

myofibril

Answer 26

a microscopic fibril found in muscle cells

Question 27

nasal

Answer 27

pertaining to the nose

Question 28

neurotropic virus

Answer 28

a virus that reproduces in nerve tissue

Question 29

nonose

Answer 29

a nin-carbon carbohydrate

Question 30

occiput

Answer 30

back part of the head

Question 31

osteosynovitis

Answer 31

inflammation of a synovial membrane

Question 32

pertussis

Answer 32

an acute, contagious disease characterized by paroxysmal coughing, vomiting that follows the cough, and whooping inspiration

Question 33

polyradiculitis

Answer 33

any disorder of the peripheral nerves in which the brunt of the disease falls on the nerve roots where they emerge from the spinal cord

Question 34

postnasal

Answer 34

posterior to the nasal cavities

Question 35

quadriplegia

Answer 35

paralysis of all four extremities, usually caused by an injury to or disease of the cervical spinal cord

Question 36

purulent

Answer 36

forming or containing pus

Question 37

radiculomeningomyelitis

Answer 37

inflammation of the nerve roots, meninges, and spinal cord

Question 38

radix

Answer 38

the root portion of a cranial or spinal nerve

Question 39

renogastric

Answer 39

pertaining to the kidneys and stomach

Question 40

retroviruses

Answer 40

any of a group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate

Question 41

sanguine

Answer 41

optimistic, cheerful

Question 42

subaural

Answer 42

below the ear

Question 43

synovia

Answer 43

clear viscid lubricating fluid of the joint, bursae, and tendon sheaths, secreted by the synovial membrane of a joint

Question 44

tubectomy

Answer 44

removal of all or part of an organ

Question 45

tussive

Answer 45

pertaining to a cough

Question 46

vaccine

Answer 46

an infectious liquid derived from cowpox lesions and used to prevent and attenuate smallpox in humans

Question 47

viremia

Answer 47

the presence of viruses in the blood

Question 48

viscerotropic

Answer 48

primarily affecting the viscera

Question 49

viscus

Answer 49

internal organ - viscus plural form

Question 50

ultrasonogram

Answer 50

the image produced by use of ultrasonography