Glossary Flashcards
Afrebrile
without fever
Anemia
lack of blood
Abductor
leading away from
Aboral
away from mouth
Adductor
leading toward
Adreanal
near kidney
Ambidextrous
ability to use both hands equally
Amphoteric
both acid & base
Amphibious
living both on land & in water
Anatomy
to cut apart
Anabolism
building up
Antenatal
before birth
Antemortem
before death
Antisepsis
against infection
Antibiotic
against microbial life
Apocrine
secretion containing cell parts
Apomorphine
drug derived from morphine
Autogenous
self-generating
Autolysis
self-dissolving
Biceps
muscle with two heads
Bifurcate
divide into two branches
Catabolism
breaking down
Catalepsy
reduced movement
Circumflex
winding around
Circumanal
surrounding the anus
Commissure
coming together
Conductor
leading together
Contralateral
opposite side
Contraception
preventing conception
Dehydrate
remove water from
Defibrillate
stop fibrillation
Diphasic
having two stages
Dichromic
having two colours
Diapedesis
ooze through
Diaphragm
wall across
Diagnosis
complete knowledge
Disinfection
to free from infection
Dissect
cut apart
Disarticulation
separation at joint
Dyspnea
difficult breathing
Dyscrasia
abnormal condition
Dysuria
difficult or painful urination
Enucleate
remove from whole
Ectopic
out of place
Exostosis
outgrowth of bone
Ectoderm
outer skin
Ectoparasite
organism living on the outside
Exogenous
originating outside
Empyema
pus in
Enzootic
in a popuation of animals
Endogenous
originating inside
Endoplasm
inside portion of cytoplasm
Endoderm
inner cell layer
Epicostal
upon a rib
Epidermis
outer skin layer
Eupnea
normal breathing
Euthanasia
inducing death painlessly
Extracellular
outside the cells
Extraocular
outside the eye
Hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of body
Hemisphere
half of a sphere or globe
Hyperactive
over active
Hyperesthesia
excessive sensitivity
Hypoxia
reduced oxygen
Hypothyroidism
deficiency of thyroid activity
Ileum
part of the intestinal tract
Ilium
pelvic bone
Implant
insert into
Injection
forcing fluid into
Immature
not mature
Involuntary
not voluntary
Infraorbital
beneath eye
Infrastructure
underlying support system
Intercostal
between ribs
Internodal
between nodes
Intracardiac
within heart
Intraocular
within the eye
Introversion
turning inward
Introduce
lead into
Mesencephalon
midbrain
Mesoderm
middle cell layer
Metacarpus
bone beyond the carpus