Test 2 Flashcards by Alex Klutzke

atrophy

waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

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hypermyatrophy

an unusual wasting away of muscle tissue

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amytrophy

a muscular atrophy

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dystrophy

any disorder of the body caused by defective nutrition

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muscular dystrophy

progressive atrophy of muscles

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hemidystrophy

dystrophy of one side of the body

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aphrodisiac

someone afflicted with sexual desires (a drug)

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androgynous

full of both male and female (andr-man, gyn-woman, ous-full of)

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erogenous

something causing sexual desire (er-sexual desire, genous-causing)

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gynandroid

resembling both male and female

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thanatophobia

fear of death (thanat-death)

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android

resembling man (oid-resembling)

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gynecoid

resembling woman

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panophobia

fear of everything (pan-every, all)

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rhinoplasty

surgical forming in the nose

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-clast

instrument or device for breaking or crushing

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-stat

device or agent for stopping the flow of something

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-meter

instrument for measuring

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-tome

device for cutting or excising

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desmoneoplasm

a newly developed ligament (desm-ligament, ne-new, plas-to form, develop)

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dysstasia

difficulty standing (sta-stand, stop)

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myotenontoplasty

surgical forming of the tendon and muscle

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thermanesthesia

the state of having no sensitivity to heat (estes-sensation)

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omphalorrhagia

umbilical hemorrhage (omphal-naval umbilical, rrhagia-hemorrhage)

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dolichocephalic

having a long skull

hydrorrhachis

an abnormal accumulation of watery fluid in the space surrounding the spinal cord

odontonecrosis

death/decay of a tooth

adenoids

resembling glands

hemodynamics

study of the circulation of blood and the forces involved

polyadenomatosis

many tumorous glands

odontorrhagia

profuse bleeding from tooth socket

photolysis

decomposition of molecules by action of light

cytoclastic

destruction of cells

kleptophobia

fear of theft

corona capitis

crown of the head

os coxae

bone of the hip

cervix vesicae

neck of the bladder

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward

ambi-

both

ante-

before, forward

bi-

two, twice, double, both

circum-

around

con-

together, with; thoroughly, very

contr-

against, opposite

de-

down, away from, absent

dis-

apart, away

ex-

out of, away from

extra-

on the outside, beyond

in-

in, into; not; very, thoroughly

infra-

beneath, below

inter-

between

intra-

within

non-

not

mult-

many, much, affecting many parts

ob-

against, toward, very, thoroughly

per-

through, very, thoroughly

post-

after, following, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, in front

re-

back, again

retro-

backward, in back, behind

se-

apart, away from

semi-

half

sub-

under

super-

over, above, excess

trans-

across, through

ultra-

beyond, excess

-an

pertaining to, located in

-ar

pertaining to, located in

-arium

a place for something

-ary

a place for something

-ia

forms an abstract noun

-ian

indicated an expert in a certain field

-ic

pertaining to

-id

pertaining to

-ile

pertaining to, capable of

-ine

pertaining to, located in

-ive

pertaining to

-lent

full of

-ose

full of

-ous

full of

-ty

forms an abstract noun

-y

forms an abstract noun

-ad

forms adverbs from nouns, indicated direction toward a part of the body (ex: cephalad = toward the head)

-cle

indicates smallness

-ella

indicates smallness

-il

indicates smallness

-ola

indicates smallness

-ule

indicates smallness

-culus

indicates smallness

-ellum

indicates smallness

-illa

indicates smallness

-olus

indicates smallness

-ulus

indicates smallness

neurotropic virus

a virus that reproduces in nerve tissue

pertussis

extreme cough

viremia

viruses in the blood

ultrasonogram

very high frequency sound waves to see into the body

retroauricular

behind the ear

abdomenalgia

abdominal pain

hyperinsulinism

high levels of insulin

capitate

head

afferent

toward something

dorsiflect

toward the back

excrescence

abnormal outgrowth on a body

ossification

bone formation

posteroexternal

behind, outside

somnifacient

a drug that induces sleep

excise

to remove

postfebrile

after a fever

efferent

away from

pediculosus

full of lice

medulla oblongata

marrow elongated

dextrad

toward the right side

sinistrad

toward the left side

cephalad

toward the head

-able

capable of being, able to

-ation

forms nouns indicating an action or process

-ce

the act of being, the state of being

-ible

capable of being

-id

in a state or condition of life

-ile

capable of being, like

-ion

the act of

-ive

pertaining to

-ment

agent or instrument

-or

agent or instrument

-orium

place for something

-ory

pertaining to, place for something

-ure

result of an action

redundancy

the state of being superfluous

reverence

the state of being revered

science

the state of knowing

convalescent

beginning to get well

facere

to make

caedere

to cut, kill

ducere

to lead, bring, conduct

sonare

to make a noise or sound

fistula

pipe

axilla

armpit

forma

shape

sutura

seam

fungus

mushroom

digitus

finger

humerus

upper arm

ovum

egg

cerebrum

brain

palatum

palate

intestinum

intestine

bone

radix

root

sopor

sleep

vas

vessel

auris

ear

bonus, -a, -um

good

magnus, -a, -um

large

medius, -a, -um

middle

asper, -a, -um

rough

gravis, -e

severe

fortis, -e

strong

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