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Lesson 10 and 11 (exercise 2) Flashcards

1
Q

Having two cusps (or projections)

A

Bicuspid

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2
Q

puncturing of a vein or the surgical opening of a vein (to withdraw blood)

A

Phlebotomy

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3
Q

production of starch

A

Amylogenesis

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4
Q

inflammation of a sinus

A

Sinusitis

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5
Q

irregularity or loss of rhythm, especially of the heart

A

arrhythmia

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6
Q

pertaining to or involving the lungs

A

Pulmonary

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7
Q

capillary disorder or disease

A

Capillaropathy

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8
Q

Resembling pus

A

Puriform

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9
Q

(surgical) destruction of the vagus nerve

A

Vagolysis

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10
Q

removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens

A

vasectomy

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11
Q

having the heart on the right side of the body

A

Dextrocardia

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12
Q

any disease that affects the (function or structure of) the aorta

A

Aortopathy

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13
Q

stone within a vein

A

phlebolith

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14
Q

agent that promotes the clearance of mucus (from the respiratory tract)

A

expectorant

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15
Q

instrument for measuring the pulse

A

sphygmometer

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16
Q

act or process of stretching

A

Tension

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17
Q

capable of producing a blood clot

A

thrombogenic

18
Q

small varix

19
Q

Contraction of a vein

20
Q

Flowing backward

A

Regurgitation

21
Q

Pertaining to a tonsil

A

Amygdaline

22
Q

Substance that promotes growth (in plant cells and tissues)

23
Q

Pertaining to the lips and teeth

A

Labiodental

24
Q

Any fungal infection of the bronchi or bronchial tubes

A

Bronchomycosis

25
Q

Swelling containing gas or air

A

Pneumatocele

26
Q

Study of dust (and its effects)

27
Q

Iron deficiency in the blood

A

Sideropenia

28
Q

Surgical opening of the trachea

A

Tracheostomy

29
Q

inflammation of the alveoli

A

Alveolitis

30
Q

(Congenital) absence of the lungs

31
Q

Oozing of a fluid (through pores or interstices)

A

Transudation

32
Q

Decreased amount of carbon dioxide (in the blood)

A

Hypocapnia

33
Q

Resembling a bacterium

34
Q

Presence of staphylococci in the blood

A

Staphylococcemia

35
Q

Science of the ear, nose and larynx

A

Otorhinolaryngology

36
Q

Plastic surgery to alter the (size and shape of the) chest wall

A

Thoracoplasty

37
Q

Suture of a lung

A

Pneumonorrhaphy

38
Q

Excision of (part of) the pleura

A

Pleurectomy

39
Q

Instrument used to open the trachea

A

Tracheotome

40
Q

Across the thorax

A

Transthoracic

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