Deck #1

Question 1

brown fat

Answer 1

a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring esp. in human infants — called also brown adipose tissue

Question 2

anakinra

Answer 2

a drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered by subcutaneous injection in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Question 3

analeptic

Answer 3

a restorative agent; esp. a drug that acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system.

Question 4

angioinvasive

Answer 4

marked by or causing infiltration of blood vessels.

Question 5

angiopoietin

Answer 5

a protein that binds chiefly to a receptor on endothelial cells and promotes the maturation and stability of blood vessels.

Question 6

ankle-brachial index (ABI)

Answer 6

a measure of the difference in the systolic blood pressure of the arm and ankle calculated by dividing the blood pressure of the ankle by that of the arm with a number below .9 indicating narrowing or blockage of leg arteries.

Question 7

antacid

Answer 7

tending to counteract acidity

Question 8

apoplectic

Question 9

apoplexy

Question 10

apparatus

Question 11

appendage

Question 12

arachnoid

Question 13

asbestos

Question 14

median eminence

Question 15

platelet-derived growth factor

Question 16

pleurodynia

Question 17

plexor

Question 18

plica

Question 19

pneumocyte

Question 20

virulent

Question 21

pockmark

Question 22

biomarker