Chapter 2: Latin Prefixes 2 (words) Flashcards
juxtacortical
located or occurring near the surface/skin of an organ or tissue
abrasion
the wearing or scraping away of a substance, or an area of the body surface stripped of skin or membrane by such a process
excoriation
a wearing off or abrading of the skin, or an area so affected
adaxial
located alongside or directed toward the axis
circumocular
surrounding or occurring around the eye
conglutinant
promoting union or adhesion (eg. the edges of a wound), “gluing together”
exsanguination
extensive loss or draining of blood through hemorrhage
invertebrate
any animal that has no vertebral column
transiliac
across or between the two ilia, the superior portions of the hip bone
transfusion
the introduction of blood or blood components into the bloodstream, a “pouring across”
inject
to force (“throw”) a substance (esp. a drug or vaccine) into the body
circumvascular
around or encircling a vessel
collateral
secondary or accessory, located on the side or flank, a side branch (eg. of a blood vessel or nerve)
juxtaarticular
near a joint
circumarticular
around a joint
abarticular
distant from a joint
prolapse
the falling forward or slipping of a body part from its normal location
concussion
a “striking together”, a head injury
succussion
a “shaking under”, a technique used in detecting water in a body cavity
contusion
a bruise, the result of a blunt-force strike
obtundent
a soothing agent that deadens the senses
aggregate
a sum of total substances coming together in a mass
ambivert
someone showing both introversion and extroversion
revascularization
restoration of blood flow to the vessels
