L 4 Analyze and Define

Question 1

amyxia

Answer 1

absence or deficiency of mucus

Question 2

anesthesiology

Answer 2

the branch of medicine concerned with the control of acute or chronic pain

Question 3

angiogram

Answer 3

radiographic imaging of the size, shape, and luminal structure of blood vessels after introduction of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 4

arachnolysin

Answer 4

a toxic agent or condition that destroys red blood cells in spider venom

Question 5

atelocardia

Answer 5

congenital incomplete development of the heart

Question 6

autism

Answer 6

mental introversion in which the attention or interest is thought to be focused on the ego, often accompanied by repetitive or primitive behaviors

Question 7

autohemolysis

Answer 7

the destruction of one’s red blood cells by one’s own serum

Question 8

cardiotomy

Answer 8

incision of the heart

Question 9

crinogenic

Answer 9

producing or stimulating secretion

Question 10

dysgraphia

Answer 10

persistent deficit in handwriting, usually the result of developmental diseases and of brain injury

Question 11

dyskinesia

Answer 11

defect in the ability to perform voluntary movement

Question 12

endocrinology

Answer 12

the scientific study of hormones and of the glands that secrete them

Question 13

gastroscope

Answer 13

a rigid endoscope for inspecting the interior of the stomach

Question 14

genetics

Answer 14

the study of heredity and its variations

Question 15

hemidysesthesia

Answer 15

impaired sensation of half the body

Question 16

hemophiliac

Answer 16

one afflicted with any group of X-linked bleeding disorders occuring only in boys marked by deficiencies of blood-clotting proteins

Question 17

hepatogenous

Answer 17

originating in the liver

Question 18

hepatorrhexis

Answer 18

a rupture of the liver

Question 19

histokinesis

Answer 19

movement of the tissues of the body

Question 20

hypertonus

Answer 20

increased tension, as muscular tension in spasm

Question 21

iatrogenesis

Answer 21

injury or illness that occurs because of medical care

Question 22

idiogram

Answer 22

a record of the activity of an organ

Question 23

leukorrhagia

Answer 23

a white, odorless, and physiological vaginal discharge

Question 24

meningorrhea

Answer 24

effusion of blood on or between the meninges

Question 25

myectomy

Answer 25

excision of a portion of a muscle

Question 26

myelatelia

Answer 26

any developmental defect of the spinal cord

Question 27

myotatic

Answer 27

pertaining to or involved in a muscular stretch reflex

Question 28

myxoma

Answer 28

tumor composedof mucous connective tissue sumular to that present in the embryo or umbilical cord

Question 29

necrogenous

Answer 29

pertaining to, caused by, or originating in dead matter

Question 30

onychorrhexis

Answer 30

abnormal brittleness and splitting of the nails

Question 31

orthodiagraph

Answer 31

instrument invented in 1912, used to record the outlines and positions of internal organs or foreign bodies seen radiographically

Question 32

orthosis

Answer 32

correction of disorders of the limbs or spine by use of orthopedic applicances such as braces or splints to correct alignment

Question 33

otomycosis

Answer 33

infection of the external auditory meatus of the ear caused by a fungus

Question 34

pachyrhinic

Answer 34

having a thick or broad nose

Question 35

pathogenic

Answer 35

productive of disease

Question 36

ptosis

Answer 36

dropping or drooping of an organ or part

Question 37

pyrexia

Answer 37

having fever

Question 38

pyrogen

Answer 38

any agent that causes fever

Question 39

rhinomycosis

Answer 39

fungi in the mucous membranes and secretions of the nose

Question 40

sepsis

Answer 40

presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and their toxins, typically through infection of a wound

Question 41

spasmolytic

Answer 41

able to relieve spasm of smooth muscle

Question 42

splenectasia

Answer 42

enlargement of the spleen

Question 43

telangioma

Answer 43

tumor made up of dilated capillaries or arterioles

Question 44

telangiosis

Answer 44

a disease of capillary vessels

Question 45

tenodynia

Answer 45

pain in a tendon

Question 46

tenontography

Answer 46

a treatise on tendons

Question 47

tenontomyotomy

Answer 47

cutting of the principal tendon of a muscle with excision of the muscle in part or in whole

Question 48

tenostosis

Answer 48

calcification of a tendon

Question 49

therapeutics

Answer 49

branch of medicine concerned with the application of remedies and the treatment of disease

Question 50

toxolysin

Answer 50

a substance that destroys toxins