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Exam 2 Week 3 + 4 Flashcards

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Annular

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Forming a ring

Annulus = Ring

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Annuloplasty

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Surgical reconstruction of the ring around a heart valve or an intervertebral disc

(Annulus = Ring)

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Bacilliform

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Rod-like, cylinder with round ends (looks like bacteria)

Bacilli-, Bacillo- = Little rod

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Bacilluria

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Rods (Bacteria) in urine

Bacilli-, Bacillo- = Little rod; -uria = urine

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Bacteria

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Microscopic plants with rod (or spherical) shape

Bacter- = Little rod

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Bacterin

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Vaccine made of dead or weekend bacteria

Bacter- = Little rod

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Cestode

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Tapeworms; flat, belt -like worms

Cestos = Belt or girdle

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Chlamydia

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A bacteria that grows cloaked inside cells, protected from most antibiotics

(Chlamys = Cloak)

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Cingulotomy

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Cutting into the cinguate gyrus, center for pain interpretation and girdle for the corpus callosum

(Cingulum = Girdle)

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Ependyma

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Lining (coat) of the ventricles of the brain and canal in spinal cord

(Endyma = Upper garment)

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Fascia

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Sheets of fibrous tissue that bundle layers of other tissues

Fascia = Band, Bundle

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Monilethrix

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Inherited brittle hair with constrictions in shaft; beaded hair

(Monile = Necklace)

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Moniliform

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Appearance like string of beads

Monile = Necklace; -form = appear

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Thyroid gland

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Shield like gland in front of upper trachea

Thyro- = Shield

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Thyroxine

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Secretion of the thyroid gland

Thyro- = Shield

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Tunica Albuginea

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White membrane fibrous capsule, especially of the testes

Tunica = coat; Albus = white

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Vulva

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Visible external female genitalia which is like a wrapper during Mating

(Vulva = Wrapper)

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Herpes zoster

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Virus that causes inflammation of nerves which project around the body or face like a girdle or half a girdle (shingles)

(Zoster = Girdle)

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Byssinosis

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Lung disease caused by inhaling cotton dust

Byssos = Flax, Cotton; -osis = condition

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Byssaceous

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Having fine fibers as do some filamentous algae (appearing like cotton)

(Byssos = Flax, Cotton)

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Cancellous

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Lattice-like or sponge bone

Cancellus = Lattice

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Diphtheria

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Bacterial disease that causes a parchment-like membrane to form in throat and airways

(Diphthera = Parchment)

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Fibroid

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Benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus

Fibr- = Thread; -oid = resembling

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Fibroadenoma

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Benign solid tumor of glandular tissue, such as the breast

Fibr- = Thread; -oma = tumor

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Filaria

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Long thin (thread-like) worms

Fil- = Thread

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Filiform

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Thread-like

Fil- = Thread

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Filament

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Relating to a thinly spun thread

Fil- = Thread

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Fimbriated

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Fringed

Fimbria = Fringe

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Fimbriocele

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Hernia of oviduct fimbria

Fimbria = Fringe

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Flocculent

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Covered with tufts of wool-like substance

Flocculus = Tuft of wool

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Flocculation

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Rapid precipitation of a solute in small balls of wool-like tuft

(Flocculus = Tuft of wool)

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Ganglion

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Group of nerve cell bodies that appear like a knot in a nerve

(Ganglion = Knot)

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Histology

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Study of tissues

Histo- = Web(forming a tissue); -ology = study of

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Histopathologic

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Referring to the microscopic disease manifestations in tissues

(Histo- = Web(forming a tissue))

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Lateral Lemniscus

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A ribbon-like nerve tract that carries information on hearing

(Lemniscus = Band, Ribbon)

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Medial Lemniscus

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A ribbon-like nerve tract that carries information on touch and sense of body position

(Lemniscus = Band, Ribbon)

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Limbic system

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Pertaining to a rim of brain structures between the cortex and deeper structures which control emotions and instinct

(Limbus = Border, Margin)

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Limbus

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Border of the cornea

Limbus = Border, Margin

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Mitochondria

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Intracellular organelle with thread-like membranes

Mito- = Thread

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Mitosis

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Act of cell division during which the thread-like chromosomes condense

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Nematode

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Roundworms

Nema- = Thread

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Nematospermia

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Sperm with an abnormally elongated tail

Nema- = Thread

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Node

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A lump (like a knot)

Nodus = Knot

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Nodule

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A small lump

Nodus = Knot

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Nodulus

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A small lump on the cerebellum of the brain

Nodus = Knot

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Pannus

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Inflammatory granulation that overgrows either joint surfaces or the cornea

(Pannus = Piece of cloth)

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Panniculus

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Layer of tissue between the skin and deeper structures

Pannus = Piece of cloth

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Plexiform

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Web-like

Plexus = Woven, Braided

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Brachial plexus

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Network of neck and upper chest nerves that supply the arm, forearm, and hand

(Plexus = Woven, Braided)

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Plicate

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To fold back and forth like a hand fan

Plica = fold in fabric

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Rete testes

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A network of canals at the end of the sperm collecting tubules from the testes

(Rete = Net)

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Reticulum

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Second stomach of ruminants that has a honeycombed net-like lining

(Reticulo- = Fine net)

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Reticulocyte

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Precursor to red blood cells with fine fibrils like a net in the cytoplasm

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Gastric rugae

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Folds of inner lining of the stomach

Ruga = crease in fabric

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Taenia taeniaformis

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Tapeworm cats get from eating mice

Taenia = tape, ribbon

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Tapetum

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Layer of reflectile tissue in the light catching back part of eye (retina)

(Tapetum = carpet, rug)

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Fasciitis

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inflammation of the fascia of a muscle or organ.

Fascia = Band, Bundle; -itis = inflammation

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Histogram

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graph in which values found in a quantitative study are represented by lines or symbols placed horizontally or vertically, to indicate frequency distribution.

(representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals)

(Histo- = Web(forming a tissue))

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Hippophiles

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horse lover

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ailurophobes

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afraid of cats

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ailurophile

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Cat lover

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cynophile

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Dog lover

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musophobic

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Afraid of mice

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Amnion

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Thin tough, fluid filled sac that encloses the embryo or fetus

(Amnios = Lamb)

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Amniocentesis

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Sticking a needle into the amnion sac to retrieve a fluid and cell sample

(Amnios = Lamb)

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Buphthalmos

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Ox-like enlargement of the eye

Bous = Ox

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Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor with projections like a crab’s legs

Cancer, Carcino- = crab; -oma= tumor

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Canine teeth

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Flesh tearing pointed teeth, prominent in dogs (also called fangs)

(Caninus = Dog)

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Coccyx

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Small triangular bone at the base of the spine in humans and tailless apes

(Coccos = Cuckoo)

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Coracoid Process

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A long curved bony projection from the neck of the shoulder blade shaped like a crow’s beak.

(Coracos = Crow)

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Coronoid

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Bone processes that resemble a crow’s beak

Corone = Crow; -oid = resembling

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Entomology

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Study of insects

Entomo- = insect; -ology = study of

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Cauda equina

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Bunch of nerve fibers at the end of the spinal cord that appear like a horse’s tail

(Equus, Equi- = Horse)

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Formalin

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A 37% solution of formaldehyde in water

Formica = Ant

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Formaldehyde

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Gas phase of a fixative and antibacterial agent used to prepare carcasses for anatomy specimens

(Formica = Ant)

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Hippocampus

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A portion of the brain shaped like a sea horse

Hippo- = Horse

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Lagophthalmia

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Failure of the eyelid to close (rabbits were believed to sleep with their eyes open)

(Lagos = Hare)

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Lagomorph

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Rabbits and hares

Lagos = Hare; -morph = form

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Lupus Erythematosus

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Autoimmune disease that causes red scaly skin patches on nose and cheeks

(Lupus = Wolf; Eryth = red)

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Myocardium

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Heart muscle

Myo- = Mouse, muscle; -cardio = heart

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Myositis

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Inflammation of muscle

Myo- = Mouse, muscle; -itis = inflammation

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Pediculosis

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Louse infestation (Lice)

Pediculus = Louse; -osis = condition

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Psittacosis

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Respiratory disease of parrots and parrot-like birds that can be transmitted to humans

(Psittacos = Parrot)

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Psittacosis

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Respiratory disease of parrots and parrot-like birds that can be transmitted to humans

(Psittacos = Parrot)

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Pulicosis

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Flea infestation

Pulex = Flea; -osis = condition

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Vaccine

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A suspension of killed or attenuated microorganisms for the prevention, reduction, or treatment of infectious disease

(Vacca = cow)

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Vaccination

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The administration of a vaccine

Vacca = cow; -ation = process

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Zoonosis

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Disease transmittable from animals to humans under natural conditions

(Zoo- = Pertaining to animals; -osis = condition)

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Acinar

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Pertaining to the granular (blackberry-like) appearance of certain organs like the pancreas

(Acinus = cluster of grapes)

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Adenitis

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Inflammation of a gland

Adeno- = Acorn (Gland); -itis = inflammation

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Adenoma

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Benign tumor of a gland

Adeno- = Acorn (Gland); -oma = tumor

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Aboreal

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Resembling or living in trees

Arbor = tree, branching

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Aborization

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Branching like a tree (such as occurs with nerve fibers)

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Botyromycosis

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Granulomatous masses produced in a wound infected with Staphylococcus bacteria

(Bothryo- = Bunch of grapes)

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Cannula

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Small reed-like hollow tube, instrument

Canna = Reed

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Staphylococcus

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Common round bacteria that bunches like berries

Coccus = Berry; Staphyl = round bacteria

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Dendrite

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Long branches within a nerve fiber and produced by a nerve cell body

(Dendro- = Tree, branching)

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Dendritic

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Pertaining to dendrites

Dendro- = Tree, branching

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Gland

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Group of tissues that form a mass, some like an acorn

Glans = Acorn

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Glandular

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Relating to glands

Glans = Acorn

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Megakaryocyte

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Giant cell with large nucleus in bone marrow that produces platelets

(Karyo- = Nut, Nucleus; -cyte = cell; Mega- = Large/Giant)

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Megakaryocyte

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Giant cell with large nucleus in bone marrow that produces platelets

(Karyo- = Nut, Nucleus; -cyte = cell; Mega- = Large/Giant)

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Lenticular

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Referring to a lens (lentil bean shaped object)

Lens = Lentil

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Lichenified

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Skin sore that becomes thickened, fissured, and bark-like

Lichen = Tree Moss

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Miliary

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Small round, like a millet seed

Milium = Millet seed

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Nux vomica

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“Quakers buttons” nuts, source of strychnine poison, used in homeopathy.

(Nux = Nut)

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Nucleolus

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Dense organelle inside the nucleus of cells

Nux = Nut

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Aphakia

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Absence of lens of eye

Phako-, Phaco- = Lentil; A- = deficiency

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Phacoscope

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Instrument to view the lens of the eye

Phako-, Phaco- = Lentil; -scope = optical instrument

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Chlorophyll

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Green colored plant pigment

-phyll = Leaf; Chloro = green color

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Dermatophyte

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Ringworm (skin fungus/plant)

Phyto-, -phyte = plant; Derma- = skin

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Phytopathology

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Study of plant diseases

Phyto-, -phyte = plant; Pathology- = Study of diseases

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Ramus of mandible

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Branch of mandible that turns upward to joint of the jaw

Ramus = Branch

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Rhizotomy

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Surgical incision of a cranial or spinal nerve root

Rhizo- = Root; -otomy = surgical procedure

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Sesamoid Bone

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Small bone embedded in a tendon

Sesamoid = Sesame seed

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Spermatocyte

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Male reproductive cell (seed) for uniting with an ova (egg from female)

(Spermato- = seed; -cyte = cell)

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Spermatozoa

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Mall reproductive cells (seeds)

Spermato- = seed

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Sporozoa

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Parasitic protozoa with microscopic seed-like appearance

Sporo- = seed

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Sporotrichosis

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A fungus that grows under the skin and produces spores that appear like microscopic seeds

(Sporo- = seed)

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Staphylococci

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Round bacteria that bunch in groups like grapes

Staphylo- = Bunch of grapes

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Staphylotoxin

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Poison produced by staphylococci bacteria

Staphylo- = Bunch of grapes

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Urticaria

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Development of hives in skin

Urtica = Stinging Nettle

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Xylene

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Aromatic hydrocarbon from wood tar

Xylo- = Wood

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Xylose

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Monosaccharide (sugar) from methyl-cellulose

Xylo- = Wood

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Carcinogen

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a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.

Cancer, Carcino- = crab

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Acute

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Sharp or pointed

Illness being severe in a short time

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Peracute

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Suddenly very severe

Acute = Sharp or pointed

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Subacute

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Less sudden and severe

Acute = Sharp or pointed

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Chronic

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Long-lasting or persistent

A disease that is chronic is usually defined arbitrarily as lasting more than 3 months

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Petrous

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A portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is hard like a rock. It houses the delicate structures of the internal ear.

(Petra = rock)

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Anthrax

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Bacterial disease that often causes a black skin sore in humans

(Anthracis = Coal)

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Anthracosis

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Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

Anthracis = Coal

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Calcification

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Process of hardening due to deposition of calcium

Calc- = Chalk; -ation= process

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Carbuncle

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Skin ‘boil’ that used to be commonly caused by anthrax

Carbo- = Charcoal

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Chrysotherapy

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Treatment with gold to alter immune response to diseases

(Chryso- = Gold; -therapy = to heal)

(sometimes used with rheumatoid arthritis)

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Pneumoconiosis

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Lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral or metallic dust, especially asbestos or silica

(Conis = Dust; pneumo = lung)

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Ecology

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Study of relationships between organisms and their environment

(Eco- = House (Environment); -ology = study of)

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Q

Electrocardiograph

A

A measurement of the voltages produced by contraction of the heart

(Amber is a fossil resin that develops static electricity when rubbed)

(Electro- = Amber; -cardio- = heart; -graph = measurement)

139
Q

Geophagia

A

Eating dirt

Geo- = Earth, Soil

140
Q

Geophilic

A

Preferring to reside in dirt

Geo- = Earth, Soil

141
Q

Heliosis

A

Sunstroke

Helio- = Sun

142
Q

Lithotomy

A

Removal of a stone from the urinary tract

Litho- = Stone; -otomy = removal

143
Q

Metalloproteinase

A

Enzyme that degrades a protein combined with a metal

Metallo- =Metal; -protein=protein; -ase = enzyme

144
Q

Pelodera

A

A parasitic larvae that normally lives in mud and wet straw

Pelo- = Mud

145
Q

Plumbism

A

Chronic lead poisoning

Plumb = Lead

146
Q

Psammoma

A

Tumor containing sand-like material

Psammo- = Sand; -oma = tumor

147
Q

Silicosis

A

Lung disease caused by a stone dust

Silico- = Silica, Quartz, Flint; -cosis = lung disease

148
Q

Thiobarbiturate

A

Sulfur-containing drug used for short-term anesthesia

Thio- = Sulfur

149
Q

Acute

A

Short-lived, severe, sudden

Acutus = Sharp

150
Q

Chronic

A

Of long duration

Chron- = Time

151
Q

Crepuscular

A

Active at twilight

Crepuscular = Twilight

152
Q

Circadian

A

‘around the day ‘; occurring over 24 hours

Dies = Day

153
Q

Diurnal

A

Occurring or active during the daylight

Diurnus = Day

154
Q

Menopause

A

End of monthly uterine wall lining replacement cycle

Meno- = Month

155
Q

Menorrhea

A

Monthly flow resulting from replacement of uterine lining

Meno- = Month

156
Q

Nocturia

A

Urinating at night

Nox, Noctis = Night

157
Q

Nocturnal

A

Active at night

Nox, Noctis = Night

158
Q

Nyctalopia

A

Difficulty in seeing at night (night blindness)

Nyx, Nyct- = Night

159
Q

Temporal bone

A

Thinnest portion of skull, an area ancients in war tried to deliver a blow and end the lifetime of an opponent

(Tempo- = Time)

160
Q

Foramen

A

A normal channel or hole

(Foramina is the plural for multiple foramen)

(Foramen = Hole or opening)

161
Q

Foramen Ovale

A

Hole in the chambers of the heart that normally closes before birth

(Foramen = Hole or opening)

162
Q

External Auditory Meatus

A

The hole in the petrous temporal bone for the ear canal

Meatus = hole/channel

163
Q

Alveoli

A

Small air sacs in lungs (or tooth sockets)

Alve- = Small cavity

164
Q

Alveolar process

A

Ridge on upper and lower jaws that contain the dental alveoli (tooth sockets)

(Alve- = Small cavity)

165
Q

Antrum

A

Partially closed cavity or chamber in bone (or the entrance to the pylorus of the stomach)

(Antro- = Cave)

166
Q

Atrium

A

Upper chambers of the heart that receive blood before entering ventricles and being pumped out

(Atrio- = Hall)

167
Q

Cavernous

A

Filled with cavities, porous

Cav- = Cavern, Hollow

168
Q

Cell

A

Smallest unit capable of independent functioning

Cell = Chamber

169
Q

Cellulitis

A

Spreading inflammation of tissue

Cell = Chamber; -itis = inflammation

170
Q

Cellulose

A

Complex carbohydrate in cell wall of plants

Cell = Chamber

171
Q

Coelom

A

Body cavity, forms abdominal and thoracic cavities

Coel-, -coele = cavity

172
Q

Spermatocele

A

Cyst of epididymitis containing sperm

Coel-, -coele = cavity

173
Q

Colposcope

A

Scope to visualize the vagina and cervix

Colpo- = Vagina (Sheath); -scope = visualize

174
Q

Colpoplasty

A

Reconstructive surgery of the vagina

Colpo- = Vagina (Sheath); -plasty = reconstructive surgery

175
Q

Cyst

A

A sac lined with epithelium and containing a fluid or semisolid material

(Cysto- = Bladder)

176
Q

Cystic

A

Relating to a bladder (urinary or gall bladder)

Cysto- = Bladder

177
Q

Cystitis

A

Inflammation of the urinary bladder

Cysto- = Bladder; -itis = inflammation

178
Q

Fovea centralis

A

Area of the retina that collects the clearest vision

Fovea = Depression, Dip

179
Q

Gastric

A

Relating to the stomach

Gastro- = Stomach

180
Q

Gastroenteritis

A

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Gastro- = Stomach; itis- = inflammation

181
Q

Gastritis

A

Inflammation of the stomach

Gastro- = Stomach; itis- = inflammation

182
Q

Lacuna

A

Small depression (space where a bone forming cell is located in bone)

(Lacuna = Pool, Pit)

183
Q

Sinus

A

Depression or cavity on the surface of an organ

Sinus = Hollow

184
Q

Sinusitis

A

Inflammation of a sinus

Sinus = Hollow; -itis = inflammation

185
Q

Sinusoid

A

Venous cavity that carries blood to an organ

Sinus = Hollow

186
Q

Striated

A

Having stripes, grooves, or ridges (skeletal muscle is striated)

(Stria = Furrow)

187
Q

Sulcus

A

Deep groove between organs or between gyri of the brain

Sulcus = Furrow

188
Q

Sulciform

A

Having a groove

Sulcus = Furrow

189
Q

Tectospinal

A

From the roof of the midbrain to the spinal cord

Tectum, Teg- = Roof, Cover

190
Q

Integument

A

Covering (generally means skin)

Tectum, Teg- = Roof, Cover

191
Q

Vagina

A

Canal for sexual intercourse and birth canal

Vagina = Sheath

192
Q

Vaginate

A

To enclose in a sheath

Vagina = Sheath

193
Q

Vaginoplasty

A

Reconstructive surgery on the vagina

Vagina = Sheath; -plasty = reconstructive surgery

194
Q

Ventral

A

Relating to the lower aspects of the body

Ventro-, Ventri- = Belly

195
Q

Ventricle

A

Lower, larger, belly-like part of heart

Ventro-, Ventri- = Belly

196
Q

Vestibular

A

Acting as an entry way (relates to balance – vestibular part of inner ear)

(Vestibulum = Vestibule)

197
Q

Ductus Arteriosus

A

Blood vessel between aorta and pulmonary artery which allows blood to bypass the lungs in the fetus

(Ductus = Leading to)

198
Q

Fenestrated

A

Having openings, windows

Fenestra = Window

199
Q

Fenestral

A

A small opening

Fenestra = Window

200
Q

Fistulous withers

A

Draining tract to the surface of the skin at withers (infection with Brucellosis )

(Fistula =Pipe)

201
Q

Foramen

A

An opening (in bone)

Foramen = Hole

202
Q

Aortic Hiatus

A

Opening in diaphragm for the aorta to pass from the heart to the abdomen

(Hiatus = Opening)

203
Q

Acoustic meatus

A

Opening in skull for nerves of hearing and the facial nerve

Meatus = Channel, Opening

204
Q

Nasal Meatus

A

3 passages through the nasal cavity

Meatus = Channel, Opening

205
Q

Malocclusion

A

Failure to shut properly (faulty contact between upper and lower teeth when jaw is closed)

(Occlusio = To shut)

206
Q

Operculum

A

A lid or flap (found on some parasite eggs)

Operculum = Lid

207
Q

Os of uterus

A

Opening from cervix to the uterine body

Os = Mouth

208
Q

External os

A

Opening from cervix to vagina

Os = Mouth

209
Q

Ostomy

A

Creation of an artificial external excretory opening (colostomy (from colon), ileostomy (from ilum))

(Ostium = Opening)

210
Q

Patent ductus arteriosus

A

Open duct (channel) between the aorta and pulmonary artery that normally closes at birth

(Patens = Open; Ductus = Leading to))

(Ductus arteriosus = Blood vessel between aorta and pulmonary artery which allows blood to bypass the lungs in the fetus)

211
Q

Pons

A

Band of nerve fibers that link the lower (primitive) aspects of brain with the upper (more advanced) aspects

(Pont-, Pons = Bridge)

212
Q

Pontocerebellar

A

Referring to a tract from the upper part of the brain, through the pons to the cerebellum (lower part of the brain)

(Pont-, Pons = Bridge)

213
Q

Porous

A

Having openings, leaky

Poros, Pore = Passage

214
Q

Salpingitis

A

Inflammation of a tube (Fallopian or auditory)

Salping- = Tube; -itis = inflammation

215
Q

Salpingocele

A

Hernia of a Fallopian tube

Salping- = Tube

216
Q

Paranasal sinuses

A

Cavities off the nasal cavity lined by mucous tissue (maxillary, ethmoidal, frontal, and sphenoidal)

(Sinus = Fold)

217
Q

Sinusoid

A

Venous cavity that delivers blood to some organs

Sinus = Fold

218
Q

Stomach

A

‘Mouth’ of abdominal digestive tract

Stoma = Mouth

219
Q

Anastomosis

A

Surgically joining the ‘mouths’ of two open tubes (intestines)

(Stoma = Mouth)

220
Q

Syringe

A

A plastic or glass tube with a plunger to administer drugs

Syringo- = Tube, Pipe

221
Q

Syringomyelia

A

Disease caused change in the spinal cord that causes tubes of fluid to replace nerve tracks

(Syringo- = Tube, Pipe)

222
Q

Trematode

A

Flat parasites with suckers (originally believed to be holes), also called flukes

(Trema = Hole)

223
Q

Atresia

A

No opening

-tresia = Hole

224
Q

Tuboabdominal

A

Relating to the fallopian tube and the abdomen

Tubo- = Tube

225
Q

Typhlectomy

A

Removal of the cecum (blind ended part of the large intestine)

(Typhi- = Blind ended; -tomy = removal)

226
Q

Typhlitis

A

Inflammation of the cecum

Typhi- = Blind ended; -itis = inflammation

227
Q

Valve

A

Membranous door-like structures in veins or arteries that prevent the backflow of blood

(Valva = Folding Doors)

Biomedical Terminology (13 decks)

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