L 9 Analyze & Define Flashcards

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abduct

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to draw away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts

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ablation

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removal of a body part, a pathway, or a function, as by chemical or physical destruction or by surgery

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3
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adduct

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movement towards the median plane

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4
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afferent

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transporting toward a center

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5
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antebrachium

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the forearm

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6
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anterolateral

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located in front and to one side

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7
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areflexia

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absence of reflexes

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8
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bisection

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division into two parts by cutting

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9
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calcification

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the hardening of organic tissue by the deposition of calcium salts in the tissue

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10
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calorific

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producing heat

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11
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contralateral

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originating in or affecting the opposite side of the body

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12
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decalcify

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to soften bone through removal of calcium or its salts by acids

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13
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dentigerous

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having or containing teeth

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14
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detoxify

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to remove the toxic quality of a substance

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15
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digestion

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the process by which food is brokem down mechanically and chemically in the gastrointestinal tract

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digiti

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plural of digitus which means a finger or toe

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17
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dorsiflect

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to bend backward

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18
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ductile

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capable of being elongated without breaking

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19
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excrescence

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any abnormal growth from the surface of a part

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20
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frigolabile

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capable of being destroyed by low temperature

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21
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fungi

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plural of fungus

22
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fungistasis

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a condition in which the growth of fungi is inhibited

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genitalia

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organs of generation, reproductive organs

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gestosis

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any disorder of pregnancy

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heminthicide
purging or destroying parasitic worms
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immunogenic
capable of inducing an immune response
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inception
the beginning of anything
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incipient
beginning, coming into existence
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incisor
that which cuts
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ingestant
the process of taking material into the gastrointestinal tract
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introflexion
a bending inward
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intumesce
swelling or becoming enlarged
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labile
changeable, not fixed, unsteady
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orad
toward the mouth or oral region
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orifice
the mouth, entrance, or outlet of any anatomical structure
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ossification
the formation of bone matrix
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pediculus
genus of parasitic lice of the family Pediculidae that live in the hair
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posteroexternal
toward the back and outer side
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prolapses
a falling or dropping down of an organ or internal part, such as the uterus or rectum
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reflex
an involuntary response or action to a stimulus
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relapse
the recurrence of a disease or symptoms after apparent recovery
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section
the act of cutting
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somnifacient
producing sleep, hypnotic
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somnolent
prolonged drowsiness or sleepiness
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stabile
not moving, fixed
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subfebrile
having a mildly increased body temperature, usually considered to be less than 101 degrees
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superficial
pertaining to or near the surface
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tumefaction
a swelling
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tumescence
a condition of being swollen or tumid
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virucidal
destroying or inactivating a virus, especially a chemical substance used on living tissue