Ch 6 Spelling Flashcards
Di cephalus (noun)
A fetus with two heads
Di cephal ous (adj)
Having two heads
Di ur esis
Increased secretion of urine
Epi didymis
An oblong body attached to the upper part of each testicle
Diplo neur al
Having a double nerve supply
Dis cis sion
A cutting in two, as of a soft cataract
Dors algia
Pain in back
In dur ation
The quality of being hard; the process of hardening
Dys toc ia
Difficult childbirth
Ec lampsia
Coma and convulsions that may develop during or immediately after pregnancy
Ecto gen ic
Develop outside the organism
Tel angi ectasis
Dilatation of small vessels
Pan hyster ectomy
Complete removal of the uterus
Edemat ous
Pertain to or affect by edema
Em phlysis
Any exanthematous disease in which lesions become scabby
Hyper emia
Presence of an increased amount of blood in a part; congestion
Encephalo myel itis
Acute inflam. Of brain and spinal cord
Endo thelium
Layer of flat cells lining serous cavities, blood vessels and lymphatics
Entero cele
Intestinal hernia
Ent optic
Within the eyeball
Epi gastrium
Upper middle portion of abdomen
Episio tomy
Incision of perineum to avoid laceration during second stage of labor
Erythro cyte
A mature red blood cell
An esthesia
Loss of feeling or sensation
Eu thanasia
Easy or painless death, mercy death
Facio plegia
Facial paralysis
