Vocab 5-7 Flashcards

(60 cards)

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mononeuralgia

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pain along the course of one nerve

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nephritis

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an infection of the kidney

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omniscient

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all knowing

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octogenerian

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a person 80 years old

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pentose

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a 5-carbon sugar

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pachyderm

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thick skinned animal

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osculate

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to kiss (move mouth)

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mycelium

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threadlike mass of mold

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osteoctye

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bone cell

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myometrium

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muscular wall of uterus

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oocyte

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an immature egg

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panhellenic

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an organization of all greeks

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pathogen

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a disease causing microbe

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odontoid

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tooth like in shape

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myoneural

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a close contact between nerve and muscle

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neonatal

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care of a newborn child

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olfactory

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pertaining to sense of smell

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myriapod

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having many feet

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orbicularis

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a muscle that is circular or round

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mollusca

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phylum of soft bodied animals

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pseudopod

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false foot

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disaccharide

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a double sugar

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quadriplegic

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all 4 limbs paralyzed

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mesophyll

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cells in the middle of a leaf

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phenotype
characteristics an organism shows
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phagocyte
a cell that "engulfs" or "eats" a its food
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chromophil
a color loving cell
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perichrondrium
connective tissue around cartilage
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porifera
animals with many openings, sponges
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proctoscope
a device used to look inside the anus
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chromatophore
a color bearing cell
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pyrogen
a fire causing agent
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archeopteryx
ancient wing, name of first bird
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reticulum
a netlike system within a cell
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sclerosis
hardening of tissue
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protosome
means first mouth
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rhinoplasty
nose formation surgery
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renin
a hormone secreted by the kidneys
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rhizoid
a root like projection
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saprophyte
a plant that lives off rotting material
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tetrad
a cluster of four
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somanmbulate
to sleep walk
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stricture
a narrowing or closing that has been "draw tight"
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spirometer
a device used to measure breathing
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syncephalus
"siamese" twins having a single head and two bodies
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tachycardia
rapid or swift heart beat
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taxidermy
a putrified state
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toxicodendron
a genus of poisonous plants
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trichome
a hair like outgrowth
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autotroph
a self feeder
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pustule
a small pus filled sore
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ureter
a tube which conducts urine
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stratified
layered
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style
a pillar shaped female plant structure
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geotropism
a plant response that is turning towards earth
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xanthophyll
a yellow plant pigment in leaves
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antivivisection
agains the cutting up of living creatures
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volvox
a colonial algae that moves by rolling around
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perspicacious
able to look at with great discernment
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sepsis
arrange the skin