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
cerebrovascular
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
esthetic
pertaining to feeling
anesthesiology
study of the loss of sensation
leukocytoma
a tumorlike mass of leukocytes
retrolingual
behind the tongue
lobar
pertaining to the lobe
melanin
black or dark brown pigment in the skin and hair
myringoscopy
inspection of the eardrum using a myringoscope
odontic
pertaining to the teeth
semenology
the study of semen
spondylic
pertaining to the vertebra
enterostenosis
narrowing of the intestine
transdermal
through the skin
transfusion
the introduction of blood from another source
vascular
pertaining to vessels
vasectomy
removal of the duct through which sperm is secreted
leukocytopenia
decrease in the number of white blood cells