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CLT 3040 > L 7 Analyze and Define > Flashcards

L 7 Analyze and Define Flashcards

1
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adenoids

A

looking like a gland

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2
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aerobe

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microbe able to live and reproduce in the presence of oxygen

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aerotropism

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the tendency of organisms to move toward air or away from it

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4
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alloplasia

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development of tissue at a location where that type of tissue would not normally occur

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5
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ankylochilia

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adhesion of the upper and lower lips

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6
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aplasia

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failure of an organ or tissue to develop normally

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arthroclasia

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the intentional breaking of adhesions of an ankylosed joint to provide movement

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8
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ataxophobia

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a phobia of disorder or untidiness

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blennadenitis

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inflammation of the mucous glands

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10
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celiocentesis

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puncture of the abdomen

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11
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cheiloschisis

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a vertical cleft or clefts in the upper lip

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cholestasia

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arrest of the flow of bile

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13
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chronognosis

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the subjective realization of the passage of time

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14
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cystopexy

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surgical fixation of the bladder to the wall of the abdomen

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15
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desmeneoplasm

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a newly developed connective tissue tumor

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16
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dolichomorphic

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pertaining to a body type that is long and slender

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17
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dysstasia

A

difficulty in standing

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enteropexy

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fixation of the intestine to the abdominal wall or to another portion of the intestine

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erythromelalgia

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episodic burning, throbbing, and redness of the extremities caused by local dilation of blood vessels

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20
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erythropenia

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a deficiency in the number of red blood cells in the body

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21
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exomphalos

A

an umbilical protrusion/hernia

22
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geriatrics

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branch of healthcare concerned with the care of the aged

23
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gnathalgia

A

pain in the jaw

24
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hematomphalocele

A

the effusion of blood into an umbilical hernia

25
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hemiataxia

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impaired muscular coordination causing awkward movements of the affected side of the body

26
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hemodynamics

A

a study of the forces involved in circulating blood through the body

27
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hyperthermalgesia

A

an unusual sensitivity to heat

28
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hypoplasia

A

underdevelopment of a tissue organ or body

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idiotropic

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pertaining to withdrawal from the external world with concentration on the self

30
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ischesis

A

suppression of a discharge, especially a normal one

31
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kleptomania

A

compulsion to steal

32
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leiomyoma

A

benign tumor consisting principally of smooth muscle

33
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macrocheilia

A

abnormal size of a lip characterized by swelling of the glands of the lip

34
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myotenontoplasty

A

reparative operation upon a tendon and muscle

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narcolepsy

A

disorder marked by recurrent uncontrollable attacks of daytime sleepiness, often associated with temporary muscular paralysis

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nomogram

A

representation by graphs, diagrams, or charts of the relationship between numerical variables

37
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omphaloncus

A

an umbilical tumor or swelling

38
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osteoclast

A

device for fracturing bones for therapeutic purposes

39
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pancytopenia

A

a reduction in all cellular elements of the blood

40
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parasite

A

an organism that lives within, upon, and at the expense of another organism (its host), causing harm

41
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pedatrophy

A

generalized wasting and absence of subcutaneous fat caused by malnutrition

42
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pericardiorrhaphy

A

suture of a wound in the pericardium

43
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polyadenomatosis

A

adenomas in many glands

44
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presbyiatrics

A

branch of health care concerning disorders and diseases of the elderly

45
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prognathous

A

having jaws projecting forward beyond the rest of the face

46
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sitophobia

A

psychoneurotic abhorrence of food, or morbid dread of or repugnance to food

47
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stasis

A

stoppage of the normal flow of fluids, such as of the blood or urine, or feces

48
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syndesmopexy

A

joining of two ligaments or fixation of a ligament in a new place, used in correction of a dislocation

49
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tenodesis

A

surgical fixation of a tendon

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thermanesthesia

A

inability to distinguish between heat and cold; insensibility to temperature changes

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