L 6 Analyze and Define

Question 1

amyotrophia

Answer 1

muscular atrophy, decrease in size of a muscle resulting from lack of cell nourishment

Question 2

androgynous

Answer 2

having both male and female characteristics

Question 3

ankylodactylia

Answer 3

fusion of two or more fingers or toes

Question 4

ankylosis

Answer 4

abnormal immobility of a joint caused by some pathoogical changes in the joint or surrounding tissue

Question 5

antaphrodisiac

Answer 5

an agent that depresses sexual desire

Question 6

apoplexy

Answer 6

copious effusion of blood into an organ (stroke)

Question 7

atrophy

Answer 7

decrease in size of an organ or tissue

Question 8

autoerotism

Answer 8

self-gratification of the sexual instinct

Question 9

brachycephalous

Answer 9

having a short, broad head

Question 10

chromatophore

Answer 10

a pigment-bearing cel

Question 11

cryptanamnesia

Answer 11

hidden memory / subconscious memory

Question 12

demography

Answer 12

statistical study of measurable characteristics in a human population

Question 13

dermonosology

Answer 13

the science of classification of skin diseases

Question 14

diaphoresis

Answer 14

profuse sweating

Question 15

diplegia

Answer 15

paralysis of similar parts on both sides of the body

Question 16

dolichocephalic

Answer 16

pertaining to a skull with a long anteroposterior diameter

Question 17

dysphoria

Answer 17

a sense of discomfort

Question 18

dystrophy

Answer 18

name given to any disorder of the body caused by defective nutrition

Question 19

endemic

Answer 19

found in a particular region or specific population of the world

Question 20

endodontis

Answer 20

inflammation of the dental pulp

Question 21

epistaxis

Answer 21

nosebleed

Question 22

erogenous

Answer 22

causing sexual excitement

Question 23

euphoria

Answer 23

a sense of well-being or comfort

Question 24

euthanasia

Answer 24

deliberate ending of the life of people (or animals) with incurable terminal illnesses

Question 25

gynandroid

Answer 25

individual having sufficient hermaphroditic sexual characteristics to be mistaken for a person of the opposite sex

Question 26

gynecopathy

Answer 26

study of diseases specific to women

Question 27

helminthiasis

Answer 27

infestation with worms

Question 28

hemidiaphoresis

Answer 28

sweating on one side of the body

Question 29

hermaphrotide

Answer 29

person with the genital organs of both sexes

Question 30

heterodromus

Answer 30

acting, arranged, or moving in the opposite direction

Question 31

homoerotic

Answer 31

a person who has sexual interest in or sexual intercourse exclusively with members of his or her own sex

Question 32

hydrorrhachis

Answer 32

abnormal build up of cerebrospinal fluid in the central canal of the spinal cord

Question 33

hypertrichosis

Answer 33

an excessive growth of hair, possible caused by endocrine disease or of the ovary

Question 34

mesodont

Answer 34

having teeth of medium size

Question 35

nematology

Answer 35

division of parasitology that deals with worms belonging to the class Nematoda

Question 36

nosophyte

Answer 36

a disease-causing plant microorganism

Question 37

odontonecrosis

Answer 37

extensive decay of a toorh

Question 38

osteosynthesis

Answer 38

surgical fastening of the ends of a fractured bone by mechanical means, such as a screw or plate

Question 39

palindromia

Answer 39

the recurrence of a disease or a relapse

Question 40

pancarditis

Answer 40

inflammation of all the structures of the heart

Question 41

pandemic

Answer 41

pertaining to exceptionally widespread disease

Question 42

paraplegia

Answer 42

paralysis of the lower portion of the body and of both legs

Question 43

photodysphoria

Answer 43

unusual intolerance of light

Question 44

photosynthesis

Answer 44

the process by which plants manufacture carbohydrates and oxygen using light energy

Question 45

prosopoplegia

Answer 45

paralysis of the facial nerve

Question 46

schistocytosis

Answer 46

a fragmented red blood cell that appears in blood

Question 47

schizonychia

Answer 47

splitting of the nails

Question 48

spondylolysis

Answer 48

the breaking down of a vertebral structure

Question 49

thanatophobia

Answer 49

a morbid fear of death

Question 50

trichogen

Answer 50

an agent stimulating hair growth