L 10 Analyze & Define

Question 1

amylase

Answer 1

any of a class of enzymes that split or hydrolize starch

Question 2

amylolysis

Answer 2

hydrolysis of starch into sugar in the process of digestion

Question 3

anginoid

Answer 3

resembling angina which means acute or sore throat

Question 4

aortoclasia

Answer 4

aortic rupture

Question 5

arctation

Answer 5

an abnormal narrowing or contraction of a body passage or opening

Question 6

atheroma

Answer 6

fatty degenration or thickening of the walls of the larger arteries occuring in atherosclerosis

Question 7

atheronecrosis

Answer 7

necrosis or degeneration accompanying arteriosclerosis

Question 8

atriotome

Answer 8

a surgical instrument for opening the cardiac atrium

Question 9

capillarectasia

Answer 9

distention of capillary vessels

Question 10

cirsomphalos

Answer 10

varicose veins around the navel

Question 11

cirsotome

Answer 11

an instrument for cutting varicose veins

Question 12

coliform

Answer 12

a type of bacteria that lives in the intestines

Question 13

corona dentis

Answer 13

the crown of a tooth

Question 14

coroner

Answer 14

an official who investigates and holds inquests concerning death from unknown or violent causes

Question 15

cusp

Answer 15

a rounded or cone-shaped point on the crown of a tooth

Question 16

dextrocardia

Answer 16

the condition of having the heart on the right side of the body

Question 17

ectopia cordis

Answer 17

a malposition of the heart in which it lies outside the thoracic cavity

Question 18

endaortitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the inner layer of the aorta

Question 19

entopic

Answer 19

normally situated, in a normal place

Question 20

expectoration

Answer 20

the act or process of spitting out salice or couching up materials from the air passageways leading to the lungs

Question 21

extravasation

Answer 21

the escape of fluid from its physiologic contained space such as bile

Question 22

formation

Answer 22

a particular structure

Question 23

hypertension

Answer 23

BP is higher than 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic

Question 24

hypotensive

Answer 24

low blood pressure

Question 25

nasoseptitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the nasal septum

Question 26

nonseptate

Answer 26

having no dividing walls

Question 27

occlude

Answer 27

to close up/obstruct as bringing the biting surfaces of opposing teeth together

Question 28

pectorophony

Answer 28

the distinct transmission of vocal sounds during auscultation of the chest with a stethoscope

Question 29

phlebectopia

Answer 29

abnormal position of a vein

Question 30

phlebomyomatosis

Answer 30

thickening of the tissue of a vein from an overgrowth of muscular fibers

Question 31

pulmometry

Answer 31

determination of capacity of the lungs

Question 32

regurgitant

Answer 32

throwing back or flowing in a direction opposite to normal

Question 33

sinistrocerebral

Answer 33

located in the left cerebral hemisphere

Question 34

sonogram

Answer 34

the record obtained by use of ultrasonography

Question 35

systole

Answer 35

period of contraction of the heart when the blood is sent through the aorta and the pulmonary artery

Question 36

tachyarrhythmia

Answer 36

any cardiac rhythm disturbance in which the heart rate exceeds 100 bpm

Question 37

tensiometer

Answer 37

device for determining the surface tension of liquids

Question 38

thrombectomy

Answer 38

surgical removal of a thrombus

Question 39

thromboclasis

Answer 39

the breaking up of a thrombus

Question 40

topagnosis

Answer 40

loss of the ability to localize the site of tactile sensations

Question 41

toponarcosis

Answer 41

a localized cutaneous anesthesia

Question 42

vagotropism

Answer 42

affinity for the vagus nerve, as a drug

Question 43

vagus

Answer 43

the vagus nerve; motor and sensory

Question 44

varices

Answer 44

twisted or dilated vein

Question 45

vascular

Answer 45

pertaining to or composed of blood vessels

Question 46

vasectomy

Answer 46

removal of all or a segment of the blood vessel

Question 47

vasovagal

Answer 47

pertaining to the action of the vagus nerve on blood vessels

Question 48

venostasis

Answer 48

trapping of blood in an extremity by compression of veins, method sometimes employed for reducing the amount of blood being returned to the heart

Question 49

ventricle

Answer 49

a small cavity

Question 50

ventroscopy

Answer 50

examination of the abdominal cavity by the illumination