Chapter 7 Practice Flashcards
Give the meaning of: cerumen
a wax like secretion in the ear
Give the meaning of: contracture
rigidity in the muscles or joints
Give the meaning of: rupture
the breaking apart of an organ or tissue
Give the meaning of: foramen
an opening or orifice
Give the meaning of: halitus
a vapor or exhalation
Give the meaning of: motion
the act of changing location
Give the meaning of: protective
having to do with covering over or shielding
Give the meaning of: scissure
a fissure, a cleft in an organ or body part
Give the meaning of: segment
the result of cutting, a section or division
Give the meaning of: tegmen
a coat or covering
What is the term for: an appendage
tentacle, tentaculum
What is the term for: the result of the act of pressing
pressure
What is the term for: a needle-based form of therapy
acupuncture
What is the term for: a piece created by the act of breaking
fragment
What is the term for: a means of nourishing
nutriment, nutrition
What is the term for: related to the act of settling
sedimentary
What is the term for: a ringing sensation in the ears
tinnitus
What is the term for: having to do with or stirring up feelings
sentimental, sensual
What is the term for: a measure of hotness or coldness
temperature
What is the term for: the result of the act of splitting
fissure, scissure
Fill in the blank: sta- the pollen-producing male organ of a flower
stamen
Fill in the blank: coit- a “coming together” esp. of sexual contact
coitus
Fill in the blank: vinc- a bond or tie, a ligament
vinculum
Fill in the blank: grava- a grievance, the heavy part of something
gravamen
Fill in the blank: ict- a stroke or seizure
ictus
Fill in the blank:cult- the act of artificially growing microorganisms or the result of that act
culture
Fill in the blank: pung- causing sharp pain or intense sensation, pricking
pungent
Fill in the blank: evolut- a wheeling or turning movement, a process of development
evolution
Fill in the blank: flat- a blowing or breathing, the accumulation of wind in the bowels
flatus
Fill in the blank: fila- a delicate fiber or thread
filament
