AT#1+2 Medical terms Flashcards
1
Q
hydrophilic
A
water loving + easily dissolve
2
Q
hydrophobic
A
water hating + doesn’t dissolve
3
Q
metabolism
A
total of all chemical reactions occurring in an organism
4
Q
anabolism
A
building of larger more complex substances
5
Q
catabolism
A
break down of substances to gain energy
6
Q
ischaemia
A
condition of restricted blood flow
7
Q
hypoxia
A
low levels of oxygen
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
atrophy
A
decrease in cell size
10
Q
hypertrophy
A
increase cell size
11
Q
-trophy
A
cell size
12
Q
-plasia
A
cell number
13
Q
meta-
A
beyond/change
14
Q
neo-
A
new
15
Q
Hyperplasia
A
excessive number of cells in a tissue
16
Q
metaplasia
A
change in cell number /tissues
17
Q
dysplasia
A
abnormal development of cells
18
Q
neoplasia
A
growth, formation of many cells
19
Q
apoptosis
A
programmed cell death
20
Q
necrosis
A
premature cells death
21
Q
cutane
A
skin
22
Q
derm
A
skin
23
Q
dermat
A
skin
24
Q
mechanoreceptor
A
touch & pressure
25
thermoreceptor
temp
26
nocioreceptor
pain
27
onych
nail
28
ungu
nail
29
pil
hair
30
trich
hair
31
onycholysis
loosening or separation of finger/toenail from nail bed
32
trichotillomania
compulsive desire to pull out ones hair
33
oste
bone
34
arthr
joint
35
chondr
cartilage
36
cost
rib
37
crani
skull
38
myel
bone marrow/spinal chord
39
pelv
pelvis
40
spondyl
vertebra
41
vertebr
vertebra
42
-penia
deficiency
43
aplasia
incomplete development of organ or tissue
44
