11 Words Flashcards
anterior
situated more toward the front
cryosurgery
the destruction of tissue by extreme cold
glomerulus
a coil of blood vessels in the kidneys where filtration occurs
infracostal
beneath the ribs
intermuscular
between muscles
intraspinal
situated or occurring within the vertebral column
macrophage
a large white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells
malformation
defective or abnormal formation
pharmacy
the art of preparing and dispensing medicine, a drug store
hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
prolific
fruitful, productive
insomnia
inability to sleep
somnolence
sleepiness
tensor
any muscle that stretches some part of the body
epithelium
tissue covering surfaces, forming glands, and lining most cavities of the body
thrombus
a clot in a blood vessel
thrombocyte
a clotting cell
panplegia
total paralysis
antepartum
occurring before birth
abduct
moving a body part away from the midline
abnormal
away from normal
cryotherapy
using cold for therapeutic purposes
glomus
small round normal swelling made up of tiny blood vessels
inframammary
situated below the mammary gland
interlabial
between lips
interdigital
between adjacent fingers or toes
lien
name for the spleen
supralumbar
situated above the loins
macrodontia
abnormally large teeth
maldigestion
faulty or impaired digestion
puerpera
a woman who has just given birth to a child, a new mother
sarcoma
a tumor made up of fleshy substance
somniferous
inducing or causing sleep
tenotomy
incision into a tendon
thelium
name for the nipple
adenochondrosarcoma
a tumor having glandular, cartilaginous, and fleshy substances
tendon
a tough connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or to another body part
