Exam 2 (rest on quizlet) Flashcards
Annular
forming a ring
annuloplasty
surgical reconstruction of the ring around a heart valve or an intervertebral disk
Baciliform
rod-like, cylinder with round ends (like bacteria)
Bacilluria
rods (like bacteria) in urine
Bacteria
microscopic plants with rod (or spherical) shape
Bacterin
vaccine made of dead or weakened bacteria
cestode
tapeworms: flat, bellylike worms
chlamydia
a bacteria that grows cloaked inside cells, protected from most antibiotics
cingulotomy
cutting into the cinguate gyrus, center for pain interpretation and girdle for corpus callosum
ependyma
lining of the ventricles of the brain and canal in the spinal cord
fascia
sheets of fibrous tissue that bundle layers of other tissues
monilethrix
inhertited brittle hair with constrictions in shaft; beaded hair
moniliform
apprearance like a string of beads
thyroid gland
sheild like gland in front of the upper trachea
thyroxine
secretion of the thyroid gland
tunica albuginea
white membrane fibrous capsule, especially of the testis
vulva
visible external female genetalia which is like a wrapper during mating
herpes zoster
virus that causes inflammation of nerves which project around the body of face like a girdle of half a girdle (shingles)
byssinosis
lung disease caused by the inhaling of cotton dust
byssaceous
having fine fibers as do some filamentous algae
cancellous
lattice-like or spongy bone
diphtheria
bacterial disease that causes a parchment-like membrane to form in the throat and airways
fibroid
benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus
fibroadenoma
benign solid tumor of glandular tissue, such as the breast
filaria
long thin (thread like) worms
filiform
thread like
filament
relating to a thinly spun thread
fimbiated
FRINGED
fimbriocele
hernia of oviduct fimbria