Taber Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
Azotemia
inordinate amounts of nitrogenous waste (esp. urea) in the blood
Uremic Syndrome
intoxication caused by body’s accumulation of metabolite byproducts normally excreted by healthy kidneys
Adenoma
Benign tumor made of epithelial cells usually arranged like a gland
Serum
Any serous fluid, esp. fluid that moistens serous membranes; the watery portion of the blood after coagulation
Humoral
Any fluid or semifluid in the body
Aplastic Anemia
Deficient RBC production d/t bone marrow disorders
Stem Cell
Any cell that can develop into more specifically differentiated daughter cells
Villous Adenoma
Large polyp of the mucosal surface of the large intestine
Fistula
An abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity
Infiltration
The deposition and accumulation of an external substance within a cell, tissue or organ
Resorption
Removed by absorption
Absorption
The taking up of liquids by solids, or of gases by solids or liquids
Cholinergic
Liberating acetylcholine; used in nerve endings; an agent that produces the effect of acetylcholine
Dyskinesias
A defect in the ability to perform voluntary movement
Agonist
Muscle directly engaged in contraction; a drug that binds to the receptor and stimulates the receptor function; drugs that mimic body regulatory functions
Antagonist
That which counteracts the action of something else, such as a muscle or drug; opposite of synergist
Allopathic
A system of treating disease by inducing a pathological reaction that is antagonistic to the disease being treated. “Regular Medicine”
Proprioceptor/Proprioceptive
Receptor that responds to endogenous stimuli (pressure, position, stretch); awareness of posture, movement, changes in equilibrium
Dendrites
A branched, cytoplasmic process of a neuron that conducts impulses TO the cell body
Enzyme
An organic catalyst produced by living cells but capable of acting outside cells or even in vitro