L 3 Analyze and Define

Question 1

achlorhydria

Answer 1

absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Question 2

angiosclerotic myasthenia

Answer 2

lack or loss of strength in muscles caused by hardened walls of the vascular system

Question 3

anisocytosis

Answer 3

condition of excessive inequality in the size of cells, esp. erythrocytes

Question 4

antihypnotic

Answer 4

preventing or inhibiting sleep

Question 5

arachnodactyly

Answer 5

state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender

Question 6

arteriomyomatosis

Answer 6

thickening of arterial walls due to overgrowth of muscle fibers

Question 7

asthenia

Answer 7

lack or loss of strength

Question 8

chloroleukemia

Answer 8

leukemia with chlorosis

Question 9

chondralgia

Answer 9

pain in or around a cartilage

Question 10

dermatosclerosis

Answer 10

infiltration of the skin with fibrous material

Question 11

dermatomycosis

Answer 11

a skin infection caused by certain fungi

Question 12

helcoma

Answer 12

ulcer of the cornea

Question 13

hidrosis

Answer 13

excessive sweating

Question 14

histiocyte

Answer 14

monocyte that enters and remains within a particular tissue

Question 15

histiocytosis

Answer 15

an abnormal number of histiocytes in the blood

Question 16

hydronephrosis

Answer 16

stretching of the renal pelvis as a result of obstruction to urinary outflow

Question 17

hyperchlorhydria

Answer 17

an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Question 18

hypnotic

Answer 18

pertaining to or causing sleep

Question 19

hypnotize

Answer 19

to put under hypnosis

Question 20

inosemia

Answer 20

an excessive amount of fibrin in the blood

Question 21

isodactylism

Answer 21

condition of having fingers or toes of equal length

Question 22

macrodactylia

Answer 22

excessive size of one or more fingers/toes

Question 23

melanoleukoderma

Answer 23

mottled skin

Question 24

meningitis

Answer 24

inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord or brain

Question 25

mesoderm

Answer 25

middle layer of an embryo in early development, between endoderm and ectoderm

Question 26

mycethemia

Answer 26

fungi in the blood

Question 27

myoendocarditis

Answer 27

inflammation of the cardiac muscular wall and membranous lining

Question 28

narcosis

Answer 28

unconsciousness or stupor produced by drugs

Question 29

narcotize

Answer 29

to place under the influence of a narcotic

Question 30

necrocytotoxin

Answer 30

a toxin that causes the death of cells

Question 31

necrosis

Answer 31

the death of cells, tissues, or organs

Question 32

neurasthenia

Answer 32

psychosomatic illness, marked by symptoms such as chronic fatigue, panic attacks, insomnia, join and muscle discomfort

Question 33

onychomyosis

Answer 33

a fungal infection of the nails

Question 34

osteochondroma

Answer 34

a tumor composed of both cartilaginous and bony substance

Question 35

pachyderma

Answer 35

unusual thickness of the skin

Question 36

pachyonychia

Answer 36

abnormal thickening of the fingernails or toenails

Question 37

perionychium

Answer 37

the epidermis surrounding a nail

Question 38

poliomyelitis

Answer 38

an acute infectious inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 39

polymyositis

Answer 39

relatively uncommon inflammatory disease of skeletal muscles

Question 40

polyp

Answer 40

swelling or tumor emanating from a mucous membrane

Question 41

pseudoicterus

Answer 41

pigment in the skin that resembles jaundice, but is not due to elevated serum bilirubin levels

Question 42

psychosis

Answer 42

mental disorder in which there is severe loss of contact with reality, evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech patterns, and bezarre behavior

Question 43

psychosomatic

Answer 43

pertaining to the relationship of the brain and body, to disorders that have physiological component but thought to originate in emotional state

Question 44

somatic

Answer 44

pertaining to the body

Question 45

sympodia

Answer 45

a fusion of the lower limbs

Question 46

syndactylous

Answer 46

the fusion, usually congenital, of one or more fingers or toes

Question 47

toxicoderma

Answer 47

any skin disease resulting from a poison

Question 48

trachelocele

Answer 48

protrusion of mucous membrane through the wall of the trachea

Question 49

xanthoma

Answer 49

a soft, yellow plaque or nodule on the skin

Question 50

xanthosis

Answer 50

yellowing of the skin resulting from ingestion of excessive quantities of foodscontaining carotenoids