4 Words Flashcards
leukocyte
a white blood cell
anesthesia
the condition of lack of feeling or sensation
leukemia
overproduction of white blood cells in the blood
melanoma
a tumor of black pigmented cells
cerbrovascular
pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain
-stenosis
narrowing of a duct or canal
myringoplasty
surgical repair of the eardrum
contraception
the prevention of pregnancy
benign
mild, not cancerous
bradycardia
abnormally slow heartbeat
bradyglossia
abnormal slowness of speech
caudal
pertaining to the tail
myocele
hernia of a muscle
celiac
pertaining to the abdomen
cheilocarcinoma
cancer of the lip
cheilosis
chapped and cracked lips
contraction
shortening of muscle
hemocyte
blood cell
cytogenesis
production of cells
angiectasis
stretching of a blood vessel
emesis
the act of vomiting
hematemesis
vomiting blood
erythralgia
Pain and redness of the skin
erythrocythemia
increase in the number of red blood cells