Chapter 7 Flashcards
AER-
Air, gas
CHONDR-
Cartilage
GNATH-
Lower jaw
MYC- / MYCET-
Fungus
OEDEMA / OEDEMAT-
Swelling
PHIL- / -PHIL
Love for, tendency toward, craving for
PHOR-
Bearing, carrying
PHOS- / PHOT-
Daylight
PHREN-
Mind, diaphragm
PHYLAC-
Protect against disease
PHYS-(I) / PHYSI-
Nature, appearance
PHYT-
Plant, growth
POD-
Foot
PROSTAT-
Prostate gland
PSYCH-
Mind
PYR-
Fever, burning
PYREX-
Be feverish
PYRET-
Fever
RACHI- / RHACHI-
Spine
-SCHISIS / SCHIST- / SCHIZ-
Split
SIT-
Food
STOM- / SOMA- / SOMAT-
Body
SPONDYL-
Vertebra
TA-
Stretching
TAX-
Muscular coordination
THERM-
Heat, temperature (of the body)
TRICH-
Hair
THE-
To place
TOP-
Place
TOX- / TOXI-
Poison
TROP-
Turning
TROPH-
Nourishment
Diaphoresis
Profuse sweating
Euphoria
A feeling of well-being
Dysphoria
A feeling of depression and unrest without cause
Splenactasis
Enlargement of spleen
Hemangiectasis
Dilation of the blood vessels
Gastrectasis
Dilation of the stomach
Gastroschisis
A congenital fissure that remains open in the wall of the abdomen
Phototropism
A tendency exhibited by green plants and some micro-organisms to turn or grow towards light
Hypotrophy
Decrease in size of an organ or tissue due to insufficient nutrition of the cells
Atrophy
Decrease in size of an organ or tissue due to insufficient nutrition of the cells
Hypertrophy
The increase in the size of an organ resulting from an increase in nutrient absorption
Dystrophy
Any disorder caused by defective nutrition in the body
Ataxia
Inability to coordinate muscular activity during voluntary movement
Amyotaxia
Lack of muscular coordination
Ataxophobia
Fear of disorder and untidiness
Ectopia renis
Displacement of the kidney
Hypophrenia
Mental deficiency
Hyperphenia
Excessive mental state or activity
Haemophilic
Tendency to bleed
Cryophylic
Preference for cold