Lesson 10 and 11 (exercise 2) Flashcards
Having two cusps (or projections)
Bicuspid
puncturing of a vein or the surgical opening of a vein (to withdraw blood)
Phlebotomy
production of starch
Amylogenesis
inflammation of a sinus
Sinusitis
irregularity or loss of rhythm, especially of the heart
arrhythmia
pertaining to or involving the lungs
Pulmonary
capillary disorder or disease
Capillaropathy
Resembling pus
Puriform
(surgical) destruction of the vagus nerve
Vagolysis
removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens
vasectomy
having the heart on the right side of the body
Dextrocardia
any disease that affects the (function or structure of) the aorta
Aortopathy
stone within a vein
phlebolith
agent that promotes the clearance of mucus (from the respiratory tract)
expectorant
instrument for measuring the pulse
sphygmometer
act or process of stretching
Tension