L 7 Analyze and Define

Question 1

adenoids

Answer 1

looking like a gland

Question 2

aerobe

Answer 2

microbe able to live and reproduce in the presence of oxygen

Question 3

aerotropism

Answer 3

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

Question 4

alloplasia

Answer 4

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

Question 5

ankylochilia

Answer 5

adhesion of the upper and lower lips

Question 6

aplasia

Answer 6

failure of an organ or tissue to develop normally

Question 7

arthroclasia

Answer 7

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

Question 8

ataxophobia

Answer 8

a phobia of disorder or untidiness

Question 9

blennadenitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the mucous glands

Question 10

celiocentesis

Answer 10

puncture of the abdomen

Question 11

cheiloschisis

Answer 11

a vertical cleft or clefts in the upper lip

Question 12

cholestasia

Answer 12

arrest of the flow of bile

Question 13

chronognosis

Answer 13

the subjective realization of the passage of time

Question 14

cystopexy

Answer 14

surgical fixation of the bladder to the wall of the abdomen

Question 15

desmeneoplasm

Answer 15

a newly developed connective tissue tumor

Question 16

dolichomorphic

Answer 16

pertaining to a body type that is long and slender

Question 17

dysstasia

Answer 17

difficulty in standing

Question 18

enteropexy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

erythromelalgia

Answer 19

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

Question 20

erythropenia

Answer 20

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

Question 21

exomphalos

Answer 21

an umbilical protrusion/hernia

Question 22

geriatrics

Answer 22

branch of healthcare concerned with the care of the aged

Question 23

gnathalgia

Answer 23

pain in the jaw

Question 24

hematomphalocele

Answer 24

the effusion of blood into an umbilical hernia

Question 25

hemiataxia

Answer 25

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

Question 26

hemodynamics

Answer 26

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

Question 27

hyperthermalgesia

Answer 27

an unusual sensitivity to heat

Question 28

hypoplasia

Answer 28

underdevelopment of a tissue organ or body

Question 29

idiotropic

Answer 29

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

Question 30

ischesis

Answer 30

suppression of a discharge, especially a normal one

Question 31

kleptomania

Answer 31

compulsion to steal

Question 32

leiomyoma

Answer 32

benign tumor consisting principally of smooth muscle

Question 33

macrocheilia

Answer 33

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

Question 34

myotenontoplasty

Answer 34

reparative operation upon a tendon and muscle

Question 35

narcolepsy

Answer 35

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

Question 36

nomogram

Answer 36

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

Question 37

omphaloncus

Answer 37

an umbilical tumor or swelling

Question 38

osteoclast

Answer 38

device for fracturing bones for therapeutic purposes

Question 39

pancytopenia

Answer 39

a reduction in all cellular elements of the blood

Question 40

parasite

Answer 40

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

Question 41

pedatrophy

Answer 41

generalized wasting and absence of subcutaneous fat caused by malnutrition

Question 42

pericardiorrhaphy

Answer 42

suture of a wound in the pericardium

Question 43

polyadenomatosis

Answer 43

adenomas in many glands

Question 44

presbyiatrics

Answer 44

branch of health care concerning disorders and diseases of the elderly

Question 45

prognathous

Answer 45

having jaws projecting forward beyond the rest of the face

Question 46

sitophobia

Answer 46

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

Question 47

stasis

Answer 47

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

Question 48

syndesmopexy

Answer 48

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

Question 49

tenodesis

Answer 49

surgical fixation of a tendon

Question 50

thermanesthesia

Answer 50

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