10 Words Flashcards
anemia
lack of red blood cells
anesthesia
lack of feeling or sensation
atrophy
lacking development, to waste away from lack of use
maxilla
name of the upper jaw bone
neoplasm
new and abnormal growth, such as a tumor
neonatal
pertaining to newborn, the first four weeks after birth
neural
pertaining to the nerves
polycythemia
excessive number of red cells in the blood
polyadenitis
inflammation of many glands
posterior
situated behind or at the back
prenatal
existing or occurring before birth
preoperative
before an operation
stricture
abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage
integumentary
pertaining to or composed of skin
hyperthermia
high body temperature, fever
traumatology
the study and treatment of wounds and injuries
leukotrichia
whiteness of the hair
atrichosis
absence of hair, baldness
avulsion
forcible pulling away of a part or structure
myodynamic
relating to muscular force
polyphagia
excessive hunger
dynamic
pertaining to or exhibiting force
hormonic
pertaining to or acting as a hormone
mechanotherapy
the use of machines in the treatment of disease
metritis
inflammation of the uterus
neuron
nerve cell
osmics
the science that deals with the sense of smell
anosmia
absence of the sense of smell
panhysterectomy
removal of the whole uterus
postnatal
occurring after birth
stricturotomy
the surgical incision of a stricture
thermal
related to heat or temperature
syndactyly
webbed fingers or toes
cardiodynamics
science of the motions and forces involved in the heart’s action
