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Chapter 7 Practice Flashcards

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1
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Give the meaning of: cerumen

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a wax like secretion in the ear

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Give the meaning of: contracture

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rigidity in the muscles or joints

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Give the meaning of: rupture

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the breaking apart of an organ or tissue

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Give the meaning of: foramen

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an opening or orifice

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Give the meaning of: halitus

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a vapor or exhalation

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Give the meaning of: motion

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the act of changing location

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Give the meaning of: protective

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having to do with covering over or shielding

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Give the meaning of: scissure

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a fissure, a cleft in an organ or body part

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Give the meaning of: segment

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the result of cutting, a section or division

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Give the meaning of: tegmen

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a coat or covering

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What is the term for: an appendage

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tentacle, tentaculum

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What is the term for: the result of the act of pressing

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pressure

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13
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What is the term for: a needle-based form of therapy

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acupuncture

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What is the term for: a piece created by the act of breaking

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fragment

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What is the term for: a means of nourishing

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nutriment, nutrition

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What is the term for: related to the act of settling

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sedimentary

17
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What is the term for: a ringing sensation in the ears

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tinnitus

18
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What is the term for: having to do with or stirring up feelings

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sentimental, sensual

19
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What is the term for: a measure of hotness or coldness

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temperature

20
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What is the term for: the result of the act of splitting

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fissure, scissure

21
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Fill in the blank: sta- the pollen-producing male organ of a flower

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stamen

22
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Fill in the blank: coit- a “coming together” esp. of sexual contact

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coitus

23
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Fill in the blank: vinc- a bond or tie, a ligament

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vinculum

24
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Fill in the blank: grava- a grievance, the heavy part of something

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gravamen

25
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Fill in the blank: ict- a stroke or seizure

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ictus

26
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Fill in the blank:cult- the act of artificially growing microorganisms or the result of that act

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culture

27
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Fill in the blank: pung- causing sharp pain or intense sensation, pricking

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pungent

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Fill in the blank: evolut- a wheeling or turning movement, a process of development

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evolution

29
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Fill in the blank: flat- a blowing or breathing, the accumulation of wind in the bowels

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flatus

30
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Fill in the blank: fila- a delicate fiber or thread

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filament

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