Exercise 2 Flashcards
Any substance or agent that produces cancer
Carcinogen
Instrument used for cutting muscles
Myotome
Incision of the heart
Cardiotomy
Defect in the ability to perform voluntary movement
Dyskinesia
Originating in the liver
Hepatogenous
Increased tension
Hypertonus
Injury or illness that occurs because of medical care
Iatrogenesis
(Extreme) slowness of movement
Bradykinesia
Disease of the brain and spinal cord
Encephalomyelopathy
Excision of (a portion of) a muscle
Myectomy
Pertaining to, caused by, or originating in dead matter
Necrogenous
Infection of the ear caused by fungus
Otomycosis
Renal incision for removal of kidney stones
Nephrolithotomy
Prolapse of the heart
Cardioptosis
Agent that causes fever
Pyrogen
Dropping or drooping of an organ or part
Ptosis
Pertaining to the arrest of spasms
Spasmolytic
Lack of sensation in (one or more of) the extremities
Acroanesthesia
Nasal stone
Rhinolith
Mucous tumor with fatty tissue elements
Myolipoma
Without color
Achromatous
Formation of the amnion
Anmiogenesis
Abnormal sensitivity to sound
Hyperacusis
Loss of memory
Amnesia
Condition of having a normal (clear) voice
Euphonia
Puncture (of a cavity)
Centesis
Sense or perception of pressure
Baresthesia
Absence of oxygen
Anoxia
Surgical opening of the abdomen
Laparotomy
Difficulty reading
Dyslexia
Agent that promotes vomiting
Emetic
Organism living on decaying or dead organic matter
Saprophyte
Person affected with aphasia
Aphasiac
Newly invented word
Neologism
Use of (colored) light to treat disease
Chromotherapy
Capable of producing echoes
Echogenic
Formation of red blood cells
Erythropoiesis
Study of drugs (and their origin)
Pharmacology
Fungal parasite that grows in or on the skin
Dermatophyte
Science of sound
Acoustics
Fusion of two or more fingers or toes
Ankylodactylia
Abnormal deficiency of hair
Hypotrichosis
Toothache
Odontalgia
Found in a specific population
Endemic
Inflammation of (all the structures of) the heart
Pancarditis
Device for measuring (the intensity of) light
Photometer
(Congenital) fissure (that remains open in the wall) of the abdomen
Gastroschisis
Exposure to sunlight for therapeutic purposes
Phototherapy
Infestation with worms
Helminthiasis
Inflammation of the joints of the vertebrae
Spondylarthritis
Science (of the description or classification) of diseases
Nosology
Pertaining to nutrients carried in the blood
Hemotrophic
Having a short (broad) head
Brachycephalous
Abnormal fear of hair
Trichophobia
Pertaining to nourishment
Trophic
Fissure of a tooth
Odontoschism
Inflammation of the spine
Rachitis
Hidden
Cryptic
(Scientific) study of men’s health
Andrology
Pertaining to (or stimulating) sexual desire
Erotic