8 Words

Question 1

corn

Answer 1

a buildup of thick tissue produced by friction and pressure, found on the feet

Question 2

metabolism

Answer 2

the physical and chemical processes that occur in an organism

Question 3

omentum

Answer 3

membranous cover of the abdominal organs

Question 4

hystero-oophorectomy

Answer 4

surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries

Question 5

phagocyte

Answer 5

cell that eats other cells and foreign bodies

Question 6

plaque

Answer 6

any patch or flat area

Question 7

pneumatic

Answer 7

pertaining to air or respiration

Question 8

radiology

Answer 8

study of x-rays

Question 9

glucose

Answer 9

the sweet, colorless, soluble form of dextrose (sugar)

Question 10

diaphragm

Answer 10

the muscular wall or partition separating the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity

Question 11

pneumonia

Answer 11

inflammation of the lungs

Question 12

sedation

Answer 12

the act or process of calming

Question 13

aerial

Answer 13

pertaining to air

Question 14

alveolus

Answer 14

a small saclike cavity

Question 15

corneal

Answer 15

pertaining to the cornea of the eye

Question 16

dactyloscopy

Answer 16

examination of fingerprints for purposes of identification

Question 17

dactyly

Answer 17

condition of fingers or toes

Question 18

edematous

Answer 18

being affected by edema

Question 19

ependymitis

Answer 19

inflammation of the membrane lining the cavities of the brain

Question 20

fistula

Answer 20

term for an abnormal passage

Question 21

furcal

Answer 21

shaped like a fork

Question 22

bifurcate

Answer 22

divided into two branches

Question 23

hyperglycemia

Answer 23

abnormally increased content of sugar in the blood

Question 24

gravid

Answer 24

pregnant

Question 25

iris

Answer 25

name of the colored membrane of the eye

Question 26

keratomalacia

Answer 26

softening of the cornea

Question 27

hyperkeratosis

Answer 27

overgrowth of the horny layer of the skin

Question 28

oophoron

Answer 28

an ovary

Question 29

parietal

Answer 29

pertaining to the walls of a cavity

Question 30

phagomania

Answer 30

An insatiable craving for food

Question 31

leukoplakia

Answer 31

a disease of white thickened patches on the mucous membranes of the cheeks, gums, and tongue

Question 32

hyperpnea

Answer 32

abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respirations

Question 33

ptyalectasis

Answer 33

dilation or enlargement of the salivary gland

Question 34

hemoptysis

Answer 34

the spitting of blood

Question 35

renopulmonary

Answer 35

pertaining to the kidneys and lungs

Question 36

radial

Answer 36

pertaining to rays or spreading out from the center

Question 37

sedative

Answer 37

a drug used to calm or reduce excitement