13 Words Flashcards
caustic
burning or corrosive
causalgia
burning pain
eupnea
normal breathing
fissure
cleft, groove, or split
gerontology
study of the process and problems of aging
gynecomastia
development of breast tissue in males
inferior
situated below or located downward
olfactory
pertaining to the sense of smell
gynecology
the branch of medicine dealing with the functions and diseases of women
pachydermia
abnormal thickness of skin
diaphragm
“blocking across”, the partition of muscles and tendons between the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity
posterior
at or toward the rear
pseudopregnancy
false pregnancy
schizophrenia
split mind, a mental disorder characterized by a separation (split) between thought processes and the emotions
schizonychia
split nails
ventral
pertaining to the front or belly side of the body
vertigo
a sensation of dizziness, a feeling that things are whirling or turning about in a sickening manner
inferolateral
situated below and to one side
eucholia
normal bile
ambisexual
pertaining to or affecting both sexes
capitopedal
pertaining to the head and foot
occipital
pertaining to the back of the head
thermocautery
cauterization by means of a heated wire or point
cardioclasis
literally a “broken heart”, actually rupture of the heart
abduct
to move away from the midline of the body
fissula
a little cleft
inferocostal
below the ribs
olfactophobia
morbid aversion to odors
anorthopia
not straight vision, distorted vision
leukoplakia
the development of white patches in the mouth
posterosuperior
behind and above
pseudopod
false foot
urethrophraxis
blocking or obstruction of the urethra
orthopedics
branch of surgery concerned with injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
geriatrics
the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of old age
catheter
a “sending down”, a slender tube inserted into a body cavity
ambient
surrounding, on all sides
