Flashcards

Question 1

a

Answer 1

opposite;or not

Question 2

path

Answer 2

feeling; disease

Question 3

apathy

Answer 3

lack of feeling or emotion

Question 4

an

Answer 4

without

Question 5

antipathy

Answer 5

a strong feeling of dislike

Question 6

pathology

Answer 6

the study of essential nature of diseases and especially of the structural and functional changes produced by them; something abnormal

Question 7

batho

Answer 7

depth

Question 8

bathometer

Answer 8

an instrument for measuring depths in water

Question 9

therap

Answer 9

cure

Question 10

heliotherapy

Answer 10

the use of sunlight or of an artificial source of ultraviolet, visible, or infrared radiation for therapeutic purposes

Question 11

hem

Answer 11

blood

Question 12

hematology

Answer 12

a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs

Question 13

anemia

Answer 13

a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume

Question 14

rhag

Answer 14

flow; gush; burst

Question 15

hemorrhage

Answer 15

a copius or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels; a rapid and uncontrollable loss or outflow

Question 16

hemicycle

Answer 16

a curved or semicircular structure of arrangement

Question 17

logorrhea

Answer 17

excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

Question 18

stat

Answer 18

stand; stop

Question 19

static

Answer 19

exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion; of or relating to bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium; showing little change

Question 20

erg

Answer 20

work

Question 21

energy

Answer 21

dynamic quality; the capacity of acting or being active; a usually positive spiritual force

Question 22

gnos

Answer 22

know

Question 23

prognosticate

Answer 23

to foretell from signs or symptoms; to give an indication of in advance

Question 24

hemophile

Answer 24

a person who had hemophilia, which is a type of blood disorder

Question 25

agnostic

Answer 25

a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something