L 2 Analyze & Define

Question 1

acromegaly

Answer 1

abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face

Question 2

allochiria

Answer 2

perception of stimulus in the limb opposite the one stimulated

Question 3

allodynia

Answer 3

the perception of an ordinarily painless stimulus as painful

Question 4

amphiarthrosis

Answer 4

form of articulation in which the body surfaces are connected by cartilage

Question 5

anastomosis

Answer 5

surgical connection between two tubular structures

Question 6

anemic

Answer 6

state of deficiency in red blood cells

Question 7

anergia

Answer 7

lack of energy

Question 8

anodyne

Answer 8

relieving pain

Question 9

arthropyosis

Answer 9

formation or collection of pus within a joint

Question 10

asynergy

Answer 10

lack of coordination among parts or organs normally acting together

Question 11

cheierology

Answer 11

communicating by using signs made with the fingers, hands, and bodily gestures

Question 12

cholelithiasis

Answer 12

the presence of formation of gallstones

Question 13

colicystis

Answer 13

inflammation of the bladder resulting from infection

Question 14

coloenteritis

Answer 14

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines

Question 15

colonoscopy

Answer 15

visualization of the lower gastrointestinal tract

Question 16

colostomy

Answer 16

the opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to its skin surface

Question 17

cyanosis

Answer 17

blue discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated blood

Question 18

cystoma

Answer 18

cystic tumor/growth containing cysts

Question 19

dysentery

Answer 19

diarrhea containing blood and mucus, resulting from inflammation of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, esp. the colon

Question 20

endogastritis

Answer 20

acute or chronic inflammation of the lining of the stomach

Question 21

endostema

Answer 21

osseous tumor within a bone

Question 22

enterocholecystostomy

Answer 22

surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine

Question 23

enterodynia

Answer 23

pain in the intestine/colic

Question 24

epigastrium

Answer 24

superior central portion of the abdomen

Question 25

erythrism

Answer 25

red hair and beard with a ruddy complexion

Question 26

eucholia

Answer 26

normal condition of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted

Question 27

gastrocele

Answer 27

a hernia of the stomach

Question 28

gastrolithiasis

Answer 28

the formation of calculi in the stomach

Question 29

hematoma

Answer 29

swelling comprising a mass of extravated blood confined to an organ, tissue, or space caused by a break in a blood vessel

Question 30

heparin

Answer 30

parenteral anticoagulant drug with a faster onset than warfarin or its derivatives

Question 31

hepatosplenitis

Answer 31

inflammation of the liver and spleen

Question 32

heteroprosopus

Answer 32

congenitally deformed fetus having one head and two faces

Question 33

hyperemia

Answer 33

an unusual amount of blood in a part/congestion

Question 34

lipemia

Answer 34

an abnormal amount of fat in the blood

Question 35

megalocystis

Answer 35

permanent abnormal enlargement of the urinary bladder

Question 36

melanoma

Answer 36

malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells that often arises in a brown or black mole

Question 37

mesogastrium

Answer 37

umbilical region

Question 38

metabiosis

Answer 38

way of life in which two organisms of different species live together without harming each other

Question 39

microbe

Answer 39

unicellular or small multicellular organism including bacteria, viruses, etc.

Question 40

microcephalia

Answer 40

abnormal smallness of the head

Question 41

nephrocystanastomosis

Answer 41

surgical connection between the kidney and the bladder

Question 42

nephropyosis

Answer 42

purulence of a kidney

Question 43

nyctalgia

Answer 43

pain that occurs at night

Question 44

pachycephalic

Answer 44

possessing an abnormally thick skull

Question 45

paracanthoma

Answer 45

tumor involving the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis

Question 46

parenteral

Answer 46

denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal, such as intravenous or intramuscular injection

Question 47

periangiocholitis

Answer 47

inflammation of tissues surrounding a bile duct

Question 48

proencephalus

Answer 48

deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull

Question 49

protogaster

Answer 49

the avity in a gastrula or developing embryo from which the digestive tract develops

Question 50

protoleukocyte

Answer 50

minute lymphoid cell in the red bone marrow and spleen

Question 51

pseudoanemia

Answer 51

pallor of mucous membranes and skin without other signs of true anemia

Question 52

pyonephrosis

Answer 52

pus accumulation in the pelvis of the kidney

Question 53

sarcocarcinoma

Answer 53

malignant tumor of sarcomatous and carcinomatous types

Question 54

sarcolysis

Answer 54

decomposition of the soft tissues or flesh

Question 55

spasm

Answer 55

involuntary muscular contraction

Question 56

splenomegaly

Answer 56

enlargement of the spleen

Question 57

stomatitis

Answer 57

inflammation of the mouth

Question 58

synergy

Answer 58

action of two or more agents, muscles, or organs working with each other, cooperatively

Question 59

toxemia

Answer 59

distribution throughout the body of poisonous products of bacteria